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From: johnnyr@ihu1m.UUCP (John R. Rosenberg)
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Subject: Re: Hydrogen
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Date: Mon, 25-Mar-85 15:22:57 EST
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> The Hindenburg used helium instead of hydrogen. Helium is 
> considerable more flammable. Germany had used it because
> there was an embargo of hydrogen against it.
> 
> 					Bob Crowley
> 					ihlpm!crowley
> 					Bell Labs-Naperville

*** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR DIRIGIBLE ***

Check your periodic table of the elements Bob. Helium is one of
the so-called Noble Gases. In other words is does not react
with any other elements (except under bizarre conditions of
temp. and pressure). Helium's one and only electron shell is full
of 2 electrons, the capacity of that shell. In other words there
is no way for other atoms to bond to it. Hence, it can NOT burn.
Since the Hindenburg burned, it was not filled with He. It was
in fact full of hydrogen.
 
John Rosenberg   ATT-NS
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