Hindenburg: Was Zeppelin technology a threat to the 20th century?

[Akanah]

It has also become clear to me that the Hindenburg would not have had to burn due to the escape of hydrogen gas alone, because the required ignition temperature would have been missing. Wet weather at that time would have made it even more impossible. But I refer to the book Physics of the Plasma Universe : Peratt, Anthony L. L.: Amazon.de: Bücher from Anthony L. Peratt which describes well the behavior of free hydrogen near electric fields. Especially if it had been quite thundery at that time, the free hydrogen could have turned into a plasma which after some time would have generated enough heat by itself for an explosion.

 

[WITT]

They made a movie about this when I was a kid. I want to say in the 70s. It worked on me back then, to hell with an airship. Little did I know there was 35 36 successful flights. Ahhh those dam movies.

 

[Prolix]

A map from the Hindenburg's lounge, getting some traction under "Why is South America, North America and Africa completely flooded in this map?"

 

[iseidon]

Here you can see the eastern hemisphere.

 

[Prolix]

KD has messaged me that it looks like it's been regraded. Here's an untampered with image:

The regraded one seems to be in wider circulation, showing up in reference to the likes of Smithsonian Magazine and Business Insider.