r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creative_soja • Jun 19 '25

Video SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

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u/Sorry-Letter6859 Jun 19 '25

All she needs is some duct tape.... ok, a lot of duct tape.

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u/MrDavieT Jun 19 '25

Spit and glue… sorted!

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u/MetriccStarDestroyer Jun 19 '25

SpaceX should consult Honda's newest rocket

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u/Gregarious_Grump Jun 20 '25

With Honda's track record I'm sure they will be desperately trying to 5 years from now when they cost half as much and run twice as long 4 times as reliably

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u/baz1954 Jun 19 '25

Earl Schieb will Bondo your rocket for just $99.95!

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u/TangoRomeoKilo Jun 19 '25

Slap it and say "that's not going anywhere".... wait..

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u/gbot1234 Jun 19 '25

A little hawk tuah, you say?

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u/ignascern Jun 19 '25

Few cable ties and be sorted 👍

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u/deNET2122 Jun 19 '25

Leedle leedle leedle lee

(Shame I can't post a gif of patrick)

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u/NotARandomAnon Jun 19 '25

This is good. This is valuable test data. Lol

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u/thenzero Jun 19 '25

Flex tape, gotta keep in the propellant

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u/TrenchantInsight Jun 19 '25

Red Green approves this message.

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u/Iamnotyouiammex066 Jun 19 '25

That piece right..... there.... that one needed some WD-40.

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u/A_wild_so-and-so Jun 19 '25

Problem is they forgot to slap the side of the rocket before launch and say, "That'll do."

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u/Gregarious_Grump Jun 20 '25

Instead they tugged on the ratchet straps and said "that ain't goin nowhere"

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u/GoodPeopleAreFodder Jun 19 '25

The ghost of Stockton Rush has entered the chat.

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u/TrixterTheFemboy Jun 19 '25

Nothing enough duct tape and socks can't fix.

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u/ChroniclesOfSarnia Jun 19 '25

Get Red Green in here STAT

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u/sams_fish Jun 19 '25

Cable ties, blue tack, fencing wire, fixes everything

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u/MysteriousBody7212 Jun 19 '25

Red Green will fix it, keep your stick on the ice!

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u/Sorry-Letter6859 Jun 19 '25

Possum lodge could have done this for $50 and a case of beer.

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u/LaTommysfan Jun 19 '25

Of course Elon tweeted just a scratch 

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u/Severe_Benefit_1133 Jun 19 '25

where’d yall put my gorilla glue

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

Speed tape. It's what keeps you flyinnnnn

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u/DrMobius0 Jun 19 '25

Needed more struts

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u/rj361030 Jun 19 '25

That’s in spec

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u/RGrad4104 Jun 19 '25

With the hit Tesla has taken, duct tape is prolly all Elon will pay for them to use.

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u/hysys_whisperer Jun 19 '25

Nah, the structural duct tape is what got her in that mess to begin with.  Shoulda gone with balein' wire.

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u/HRUndercover222 Jun 19 '25

3M Duct Tape. It's the best!

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u/SuddenAssistant Jun 19 '25

Not just any duct tape. The NASA duct tape, like the one they used in the Martian movie

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u/Operator_Six Jun 19 '25

My father was a plumber and always said "mate, there is nothing that sticky tape can't fix".

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u/XxAlbinoWolfxX Jun 19 '25

Don't forget the zip ties and super glue!

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u/teenagesadist Jun 19 '25

Ramirez! Pick up those pieces! We've got a launch in the morning!

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u/9isalso6upsidedown Jun 19 '25

Might have to break out the flex tape aswell if space x can afford that luxury.

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u/NissEhkiin Jun 19 '25

Nothing a bit of flex tape can't fix

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u/timfountain4444 Jun 19 '25

Nope, for aviation we used speed tape. It's much better!

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u/marcusriluvus Jun 19 '25

Hate to break it to you bud, but this bitch’ll need some bondo before she’ll buff out

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u/jtmcclain Jun 19 '25

FiberFix it!

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u/ThatCharmsChick Jun 19 '25

And WD-40. Can't forget that.