Minivan destroyed

[FredR]

 

[laatsch55]

Rockets are hell on cement..

 

[FredR]

Rockets are hell on cement..

Minivans too! Should be an interesting insurance claim.

 

[Vynuladikt]

NASA was so silly with their water drenched exhaust canals. Why do that when you can just rebuild the pad after every launch, OH, and the rocket too.

 

[Vynuladikt]

I seem to remember reading that the water also absorbed the sound energy as well, which was enough to shatter concrete alone.
EDIT: Acoustical damage to the launch vehicle not the concrete. Definitely protects the concrete from the heat though.