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Old 09-06-2020, 10:59 PM   #5
nickdalzell1
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Default Re: What happened to the Hindenburg?

It wasn't the hydrogen that burned the airship. It was the type of doping compound used to paint it or something that lit up like a roman candle. Hydrogen doesn't produce bright orange/yellow flames when it burns.

Static electricity/spark from the mooring clamps ignited that compound and it all went to pot quick as a flash.
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