From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   JF Mezei blurted out:   
   > On 2020-09-19 18:33, Snidely wrote:   
   >   
   >> The downpour may have reached a level to obscure SpaceX's view, as they   
   >> didn't attempt another load after the rain came in buckets, even though   
   >> there may have been enough time left in the window.   
   >   
   >   
   > If you're going to inflate a tank till it explodes, I would think they   
   > would want to have high quality cameras all around the tank to be able   
   > to see in extreme slow motion and high resolution the spot where the   
   > first failure/split happens and how it unfolds.   
   >   
   > Doing these tests at night seems to be counter intuitive since you'd   
   > expect to want as much light on the shiny beer keg as you can get.   
   >   
   > I can understand road closures easier at night. But still, as a test, I   
   > would think video footage is as important as detecting at what pressure   
   > it fails.   
      
   Considering what images we were getting from about 1.5 miles with high   
   /consumer/ equipment, I would be confident that SpaceX's cameras at   
   roughly a tenth of that distance were up to the job.   
      
   > I know some pressure was put in it because one "kink" became smooth   
   > early on.  But I suspect that it was only has that was blowin in and   
   > they didn't really fill it with liquid.   
   >   
   > I would have LOVED to see it explode during the rain. Elon would have   
   > created snow in texas in summer :-)   
      
   More likely to get a hiss.  Which could still produce snow, but not so   
   much like shaking a snow globe.   
      
   /dps   
      
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