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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster#Incendiary_paint_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster#Incendiary... They tested the i
by lizknope 5y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster#Incendiary_paint_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster#Incendiary...
They tested the incendiary paint hypothesis on the TV show Mythbusters.
The MythBusters concluded that the paint may have contributed to the disaster, but that it was not the sole reason for such rapid combustion.
- R0b0t1 5y agoAh, you're right. I wasn't remembering the details exactly. But the burning material that falls is the skin and can be better fireproofed to let the hydrogen escape upwards.