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For an enthusiast, it may not be clear exactly what "Static Fire" means. While Static means non-moving, it also means the hissing noise on mis-tuned analog connections, and it's not inconceivable that it has another overloaded meaning.



> For an enthusiast

I think you're misusing that word. A space flight and/or specifically SpaceX enthusiast would recognize the terminology instantly.

Assuming you mean something like "amateur" or "layman", thinking anything without the word "launch" in it is in fact a launch still seems a remarkable leap of illogic.


In my dialect, enthusiast == amateur and parent used it appropriately.


I'm afraid your dialect is rather singular.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enthusiast



I'm not sure you checked the definition of amateur in that dictionary.




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