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The central P6700 motor let out a massive burp right after liftoff. The beer keg payload is now at risk.

The on-board computer dutifully air-started four K motors that surrounded the central P, adding essential thrust to keep the rocket stable.

Then it got really strange. See below…

9 responses to “Beer Daddy Burp”

  1. Just before the frame above, a massive beer belch
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    and then the drama sequence that followed…
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    The booster arched achingly over the crowd and slammed into the playa
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  2. Wow, but why are they launching beer? Beer and rockets are both great things, but do they need to go together?

  3. People said the same thing about bacon and chocolate…

  4. > People said the same thing about bacon and chocolate…

    "Like Bacon for Chocolate" is my favorite movie.

  5. you make a strange point, but then, I like eating my soft serve with fries.

  6. Blown nozzle. Nosecone drag separates. Spitting propellant into exhaust and propellant burning ballistically.

  7. Big fan of your rocket photos, wish I was able to do the same…

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