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The rocket is, at the very least, a thin pressurized tube full of kerosene vapor and oxygen, and probably some decent amount of liquid kerosene and liquid oxyge
by jccooper 12y ago
The rocket is, at the very least, a thin pressurized tube full of kerosene vapor and oxygen, and probably some decent amount of liquid kerosene and liquid oxygen. Crack it open and it's gonna make a pretty good flash. But as rocket explosions go, that wasn't very big. Get to YouTube if you want to see some real rocket explosions.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoCheck out, for instance, Proton-M going full Kerbal in 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl12dXYcUTo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl12dXYcUTo.
- unspecified 12y agoThank you so much for this. The anticipation while waiting for the sound of the explosion to arrive got a cackle out of me.
- jccooper 12y agoAnd here's what it looks like when a rocket of similar class, but fully-fueled, explodes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx1CeHFeea0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx1CeHFeea0