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Close guess - rocket engines are so loud that launch pads and test stands almost always need a water deluge system to stop them from self-destructing. If you have enough water in the way, the energy from the sound waves gets dissipated to a more reasonable (but still probably fatal) level.
Ah, so do they do this for the launches too? I can't remember seeing water sprayed at the rocket but maybe I didn't know what to look for.
Underneath the rocket for a launch, so probably less noticeable than all the fire and smoke.
Yeah I went back and watched a RocketLab launch and the Artemis II launch and neither have a very good view of under the rocket so I'm guessing it's just not easy to see.