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Elon Musk says rocket did not explode but instead experienced a 'fast fire' ( LOL )
CNBC ^
| 9/2/2016
| Christine Wang
Posted on 09/02/2016 9:35:43 AM PDT by george76
According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the Cape Canaveral mishap was not an explosion but a "fast fire."
yes. This seems instant from a human perspective, but it really a fast fire, not an explosion. Dragon would have been fine.
On Thursday, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blew up on the launch pad, shaking nearby buildings and spewing smoke into the sky
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: elonmusk; musk; solar; solarcity; spacex; tesla
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:35:44 AM PDT
by
george76
To: george76
A minor exothermic incident, you betcha.
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:36:58 AM PDT
by
Wolfie
To: george76
That’s what happened to my last relationship. It didn’t explode, it just developed a really fast fire.
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:37:31 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: george76
It sure looked like an explosion!
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:38:10 AM PDT
by
zot
To: george76
Hehehehe. So the Facebook rocket had a “fast fire”. I love it.
To: george76
Brave Sir Elon, bravely ran away.
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:38:40 AM PDT
by
proust
(Trump / Pence 2016!)
To: george76
Unapproved vehicle disassembly procedure...........
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:39:36 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Make America AMERICA again!.........................)
To: george76
Hard to believe a big Hillary supporter would spin the truth. Who you gonna believe? Elon, or your lying eyes?
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:40:04 AM PDT
by
proust
(Trump / Pence 2016!)
To: george76
Like the batteries in Teslas?
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:40:47 AM PDT
by
kaktuskid
To: george76
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:41:08 AM PDT
by
Dr.Deth
To: george76
Pay no attention to the giant “boom” sound in the video of the “Fast fire” or the fireball which instantly incinerates the rocket body.
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:41:44 AM PDT
by
Flick Lives
(TRIGGER WARNING - Posts may require application of sarcasm filter)
To: george76
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:42:07 AM PDT
by
Kickass Conservative
(Hillary Clinton has killed FIVE* more People than Three Mile Island. *revised...)
To: zot
“Fast fire” is “explosion”, with a press agent.
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:42:59 AM PDT
by
glennaro
To: Kickass Conservative
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:43:19 AM PDT
by
proust
(Trump / Pence 2016!)
To: george76
Agree with Elon. This was not an explosion, but perfectly executed bonfire feature. If you watch carefully, events were orchestrated with great precision; the tiny little sticks with marshmallows deployed at the exact moment and retracted once a golden-brown toasting had been achieved.
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:44:20 AM PDT
by
Made In The USA
(Rap music: Soundtrack of the retarded.)
To: george76
I’m wondering if there’s some technical distinction between an explosion and a fast fire that has an effect on insurance coverage.
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:45:10 AM PDT
by
Bob
(No, being a US Senator and the Secretary of State are not accomplishments; they're jobs.)
To: george76
In the same way a fart is just “passing wind.”
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:45:19 AM PDT
by
PGR88
To: proust
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:48:49 AM PDT
by
Mr. Douglas
(Today is your life. What are you going to do with it?)
To: george76
And a Muslim suicide bomber doesn’t explode, he just is asking for a job in a really loud way.
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:51:27 AM PDT
by
Opinionated Blowhard
("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
To: george76
BOOM! = Explosion.
Woosh = Fast Fire.
I heard several BOOM!'s.
Some things are a little hard to downplay. Elon, you're not a Clinton. Keep it that way.
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posted on
09/02/2016 9:51:48 AM PDT
by
BitWielder1
(I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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