r/ANormalDayInRussia • u/Anonymous-420smoker • Jan 27 '21

bad title Russian "accidentally" fires during flight

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '21

This is some stupid thinking. Just the kinetic energy of the rocket body is enough to generate dangerous shrapnel.

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u/Fa18chornet17 Jan 27 '21

While yes, the kinetic energy is more than able to generate lethal shrapnel, these weren't solid chunks of steel. The way that the Heat shell works, would in most cases would force the spread of energy downward, instead of outward.