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phkahler
on May 30, 2020
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SpaceX Starship SN4 launch vehicle prototype explo...
This on definitely started at the bottom. It almost looks like a leak created a FAE (fuel air explosive) mixture around it.
It also blew out the methane flare on the right.
dreamcompiler
on May 30, 2020
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Looks like the methane flare is what lit it, although it's difficult to judge distance in the video.
davidmurdoch
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It didn't. You can play it back frame by frame and see that it started beneath SN4.
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It also blew out the methane flare on the right.