Today is the 75th Anniversary of the Hindenburg Disaster

[Sherman A1]

The 75th anniversary of the May 1937 Hindenburg airship disaster will be marked with a dinner gathering of airship enthusiasts and historians, followed on May 6 with the annual memorial service at the crash site in Lakehurst.

The hydrogen-fueled flash fire and crash of the German lighter-than-air civilian liner ended a dream of trans-Atlantic air travel, until the arrival of jet airliners a generation later.

Hosted by the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society, this year's events will include Dr. Horst Schirmer, whose father helped design features of the airship and is one of the last three people stil alive who flew on the Hindenburg, says Carl Jablonsky, president of the society.




http://www.APP.com/viewart/20120428/NJNEWS/304280024/Ceremony-mark-75th-anniversary

[Union Scribe]

1. I'm always amazed by the number of survivors

About 2/3 of those on board. Remarkable.

[PoliticAverse]

2. Hydrogen doesn't really explode it just burns quickly. n/t

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. It will explode if mixed with oxygen in the right proportion

My chemistry teacher's party piece was:
fill an old paint tin with hydrogen, and put a small hole in both the base and the lid, and place on a stand so air can enter through the base. Light the top, where the hydrogen is now escaping (being lighter than air). It burns with a small, steady flame. Start talking about hydrogen. Perhaps half a minute later, the hydrogen-oxygen ratio inside the tin gets close enough to 2 to 1 to explode, sending the lid right up to the ceiling.

Obviously, you need to know you're doing this all correctly, so Don't Try This At Home, Kids.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

3. I met Herbert Morrison when I was a kid

He's the radio announcer whose "Oh, the humanity!" became famous.

He retired to here in W.Va., and they brought him in to talk about history to my grade school.

[Cooley Hurd]

8. Wow! That must've been something!

The odd thing about Mr Morrison - because of a recording speed issue, everyone thinks his voice was much higher than it was. He actually spoke in a rich baritone.

[PoliticAverse]

13. Indeed. There's a speed-corrected version and comparison....

[UnrepentantLiberal]

4. I did a lot of work in Lakewood.

I had no idea I was so close to where the Hindenburg crashed.

[cthulu2016]

5. Oh, the anniversary!

[msanthrope]

9. Thread win. nt

[Cooley Hurd]

7. Can you imagine an 800 ft object floating over your head?

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It must've been one hell of a sight to see...

RIP LZ-129...

[dmallind]

10. You just HAVE to.....

[longship]

11. Perfect.

[edhopper]

12. I thought

it was made of led.


Funny thought, back then we thought it was a strange spelling of 'Lead'.

Today LED Zeppelin means this;

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