New phrase for blowing up an engine

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New phrase for blowing up an engine

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I've heard and read many euphemisms for blowing up an engine but I learned a new one from Scott Manley in his video on the Blue Origins rocket failure today. He zoomed in on the exhaust right before the failure and pointed out a couple of bright flashes and said that they were a sign of an "engine rich exhaust" :mrgreen: . Having broken off an exhaust valve head and scorched a piston or two myself I feel pretty sympathetic towards those rocket engineers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoRp7nR ... cottManley
Carl Ijames, chemist not engine builder
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