I just love them so much. Everytime I watch historical footage from the early 20th century I get very sad over the zepplins and blimps. I wish I could see them floating through my sky on a daily basis just doin stuff that isn’t solely advertising. They are the closest we have to sky whales. I just love that they float around like that, very joyous and whimsical. Fucked up we don’t make use of them anymore. I bet this makes them as sad as it makes me. Relatively low energy cost btw.
I’ve cried over this while drunk more than once. Think of me next time you call blimps useless technology
The craziest part about the Hindenberg disaster for me was that 2/3rds of the people on board survived. And I guess also that they had a smoking lounge
They did, an interesting one. Given the proximity of the hydrogen it had a double airlock and slight overpressure to avoid hydrogen getting in; and a steward at the exit making sure nobody took lit up cigarettes / pipes outside.
Very cool!
Didn’t they try to blame it on the smoking lounge? Or did I imagine that?
I have no idea; looked it up quickly without result.
I wish I could smoke on a blimp
tbh if i was on a blimp i’d just take an edible