It's entirely possible that the rotors leaned forward on the drone and he hit it on the top of the vehicle, and the explosives are designed to explode downwards. That could have happened.
That might be part of it yeah. I kept rewatching to pinpoint the explosion epicenter, which does seem to be on him, because the blast felt like it was further away from him. If it was a shaped charge and his headbutt tilted the drone to face the charge away from him that could explain the lopsided blast.
I also wonder if having his head down from the headbutt managed to place his helmet in just the right position to make it an impromptu full-coverage blast shield for his skull, just to take a fraction more energy away from the impact.
It's entirely possible that the rotors leaned forward on the drone and he hit it on the top of the vehicle, and the explosives are designed to explode downwards. That could have happened.
I think even if we understood precisely what happened, we'd still call it a miracle.
That might be part of it yeah. I kept rewatching to pinpoint the explosion epicenter, which does seem to be on him, because the blast felt like it was further away from him. If it was a shaped charge and his headbutt tilted the drone to face the charge away from him that could explain the lopsided blast.
I also wonder if having his head down from the headbutt managed to place his helmet in just the right position to make it an impromptu full-coverage blast shield for his skull, just to take a fraction more energy away from the impact.
Angry Cops on YT wants someone to try and replicate it for science, and it seems like it would be a fun project.