stackyFACTSBecause coating a giant balloon full of explosive hydrogen with literal incendiary chemicals was somehow approved by engineers. The Hindenburg’s canvas skin was treated with iron oxide and aluminum powder, the exact same ingredients used today to make solid rocket boosters.
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