Not that Mythbusters is the height of science but they did do one on the Hindenberg: http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/hindenburg-minimyth/ h

Not that Mythbusters is the height of science but they did do one on the Hindenberg: http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/hindenburg-minimyth/ http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/hindenb... Their conclusion: combination of the doping (paint) and hydrogen. The reasoning: the burn without hydrogen took twice as long, indicating that it wasn't solely the doping's "fault".