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Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid
yup,, Badyear!
  • oeb11
  • 08-30-2020, 11:27 AM
Thank You - TWK!!!!
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Originally Posted by The_Waco_Kid
yup,, Badyear! Originally Posted by dilbert firestorm

the cartoon is somewhat erroneous. goodyear blimps don't use hydrogen, it uses helium. but then again, never let pesky facts get in the way of a good cartoon! lol!
  • oeb11
  • 08-30-2020, 02:54 PM
It appears to be a retake of the Hindenburg disaster.

Still - you are correct. And that disaster is why blimps use helium - and the reason teh hindenburg used hydrogen - the US was the only source and would not let any go to Germany for military reasons.

well founded military reasons.
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It appears to be a retake of the Hindenburg disaster.

Still - you are correct. And that disaster is why blimps use helium - and the reason teh hindenburg used hydrogen - the US was the only source and would not let any go to Germany for military reasons.

well founded military reasons. Originally Posted by oeb11

the problem with helium is that they are very expensive and hard to extract which is why hydrogen was used.
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