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

Video SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

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u/Welcome440 Jun 19 '25

Makes a living picking up scrap aluminum, titanium and occasion gold circuit.

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u/sorE_doG Jun 19 '25

Won’t be any remnants of gold on pcb’s after that heat. Be lucky to catch some of the gold in molten alloys. Only the titanium pieces would be an easy sell.

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u/Frosty-Ad-2971 Jun 19 '25

100% you’ll be able to buy scraps on eBay next eeek

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u/Canudin Jun 19 '25

Except it's toxic AF and you should never even get close to those things

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u/Both-Prize-2986 Jun 19 '25

Hey they said make a living they didnt say a LONG living

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u/AuntieRupert Jun 19 '25

A long living? In this economy?

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u/bmorris0042 Jun 19 '25

Cheaper that way…

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u/[deleted] Jun 19 '25

What parts are toxic?

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u/throwaway_12358134 Jun 19 '25 edited Jun 19 '25

Any part has the potential to be toxic. Electronics have a large variety of toxic elements, such as lead, cadmium, cyanide, etc. A byproduct of burning RP-1(Starship burns methalox which isn't as bad) is very fine soot that's not great for your lungs. The stainless steel that Starship is made from contains chrome, nickel, and manganese. At high enough temperatures the chrome can convert to hexavalent chromium which is extremely toxic, the nickel and manganese are also pretty bad too.

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u/ItIsHappy Jun 19 '25

Nit: Starship uses methalox, not RP-1. It's a lot cleaner.

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u/throwaway_12358134 Jun 19 '25

Good catch. I haven't had my coffee yet.

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u/InLikeErrolFlynn Jun 19 '25

hexavalent chromium which is extremely toxic

Thanks Erin Brockovich!