What is this fuckery that is going on here ?!?!
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2020/11/15/rocket-reaches-max-q/
"Max Q, or the moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket, has been reached."
Putting it in perspective, the rocket is capable of going faster than the structure that meets the atmosphere can tolerate. The rocket engine could make the cone turn into a pancake against the atmosphere, as the rocket presses against the atmosphere. In NASA-speak - we would call that "Bad".
Max Q defines the maximum speed (at any density altitude) the rocket can safely pass through. Naturally, the higher you go, the faster this is.