Is this why Nazis always have such deep voices in the movies?
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qevlarr@lemmy.world 5 months ago
That particular one exploded because the US had an embargo against Nazi Germany for the much safer helium rather than famously combustible hydrogen
Telodzrum@lemmy.world 5 months ago
TheFerrango@lemmings.world 5 months ago
Yes, this also resulted in the Germans having no sense of humour due to no funni voice gas
meowMix2525@lemm.ee 5 months ago
Do we even have enough helium to be using it in zeppelins though? I thought it was in shortage which is bad because it’s needed for medical and scientific purposes. Like we shouldn’t even be using it in balloons bad.
UndercoverUlrikHD@programming.dev 5 months ago
The whole helium shortage thing was a misunderstanding that got blown up by the Internet.
echodot@feddit.uk 5 months ago
Actually Helium doesn’t blow up.
Valmond@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Except on the internet.
cynar@lemmy.world 5 months ago
It also had an aluminium skin, protected by an iron oxide paint. Those 2 are also the main ingredients in thermite. The skin burnt even faster and more impressively than the hydrogen.
nxdefiant@startrek.website 5 months ago
I wonder when hydrogen filled thermite balloon is going to make a comeback as a mode of transportation.
Xanis@lemmy.world 5 months ago
First to fly over the Atlantic?
…anyone?