From: snidely.too@gmail.com   
      
   Lo, on the 1/18/2021, JF Mezei did proclaim ...   
   > On 2021-01-18 22:33, Snidely wrote:   
   >   
   >> SpaceX Boca Chica doesn't have a noise suppression system, or even a   
   >> flame diverter.   
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   > Am quite surprised about the flame diverter missing.   
   > As for noise supression, considering location, is running engine for 8   
   > minutes intead of 30 seconds really that different considering its   
   > remote location?   
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   > When a rocket launches for real, wouldn't the water noise suppression   
   > only be effective for a second or two after wish rocket is too high for   
   > the water to reduce noise?   
      
   It's about reducing vibrations in vehicle, not creature comfort for   
   observers.   
      
   /dps   
      
   --   
   Killing a mouse was hardly a Nobel Prize-worthy exercise, and Lawrence   
   went apopleptic when he learned a lousy rodent had peed away all his   
   precious heavy water.   
   _The Disappearing Spoon_, Sam Kean   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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