Hasn't anybody been watching "Mythbusters" on the Discovery Channel? They
picked up on a scientific article that said the Hindenburg burned because it
was painted with thermite! (Well, half painted; the other half was a
different compound.) They tested the hypothesis, and CONFIRMED that their
experiment with a model burned at the same rate as the original, and noted
that the flames seen in the film were not the same as hydrogen flames. They
concluded that hydrogen had gotten somewhat of a bad rap. Let the flames
begin....
Skip Gurnee
64 TR4
66 TR4A
70 TVR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paige, Dean" <DPaige@ci.santa-rosa.ca.us>
> If you have ever looked closely at the film of the Hindenburg disaster
> you will note that the destruction of the air ship did not result from a
> "blast" it was a relatively slow burn from one end of the gas bag to the
> other. Would not actually be classified as an explosion such as a BLEVE.
> Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion.
>
> Deano
>
> jimmuller@rcn.com writes:
> > >If you used hydrogen, you'd have to name the car "Hindenburg"!!
> > I bet it would be a real blast to drive.
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