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My understanding is that one of the Starship prototypes were damaged by flying debris during a static fire. I think the available evidence points towards it being possible.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM61ZkUoO4U

> About 2 secs after starting engines, martyte covering concrete below shattered, sending blades of hardened rock into engine bay. One rock blade severed avionics cable, causing bad shutdown of Raptor.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1328742122107904000



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