Neat!

Yes, a launch is spectacular and those things do blast REAL LOUD.


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>The shuttle's solid rocket booster are built by Thiokol, about 30 miles west of where I grew up in Logan, Utah. They have a test pad where they horizontally bolt down the SRB. Even 30 miles away, you can feel and hear it. Note there is a large mountain range between Logan and Thiokol. I can only imagine what it's like when two SRBs ignite.