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Crazyguy_123 t1_j6kc10v wrote

It’s interesting to think that all of that was floating in the air flying over countries and across water.

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Cool-Refrigerator141 t1_j6kf7dy wrote

Wondering if they had the then-Chancellor portrait in the smoking lounge aswell.

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Ymirsson t1_j6klfou wrote

I hope they all have tickets.

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kilgorBass t1_j6kqskv wrote

Just relaxing under 7 million cubic feet of highly combustible hydrogen gas. Could also post on wcgw sub.

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norrisrw OP t1_j6kymy9 wrote

Since the buoyancy of Zeppelin-class airships was due to hydrogen, open flame was strictly prohibited on board. As an alternative, electric lighters were available for passengers and crew. They were corded and some were retractable, and they used a heated coil similar to automotive lighters.

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norrisrw OP t1_j6lvak2 wrote

A valid point, until you realize that prior to 1937, not very many people were aware what was really happening, and those who did know were treated as though they were crazy. The propaganda machine he had was one of the best of its time.

And in the US, people tended to cover their ears and yell "LALALALALALA" at the mere mention of Hitler's name. In 1940, Charlie Chaplin produced The Great Dictator, one of the greatest political satires ever made. But Chaplin himself is on record as saying that he would not have made that movie if he was aware of the extent of the Nazis' atrocities.

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