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[-] Docandersonn@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Residents visited the site on Saturday night to see the cylinder, the ABC reported, with one local describing it as a "great social evening". "It was a lovely, still night, the kids were digging sand castles around it," he told the ABC.

I sure hope there's no hypergolics left in that tank.

[-] zhunk@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

The tank was identified as the remains of an ISRO PSLV rocket's 3rd stage. It's the kevlar casing for HTPB solid propellant, which looks like pretty safe stuff.

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