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		jeroenhd 8 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: SpaceX Starship 36 Anomaly It normally doesn't explode of course! The linked tweet literally says "it blew up", though. "Anomaly" is just a word used in rocket science lingo that makes for a funnier headline.

ceejayoz 8 days ago | [–]

> It normally doesn't explode of course!

Well…

padjo 8 days ago | [–]

I always like BFRC as a euphemism

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