What happened to the Hindenburg?

The Hindenburg met it's fiery death in the 1937. This video show the inside of airship and then the events leading up to accident.
The Hindenburg is a largest airship ever built. Unfortunately it caught fire and was completely destroyed. There is still debate over what caused the accident. This video shows the inside of the Hindenburg: the A Deck and B Deck, the crew areas, control car, cargo areas, and engine cars alongside of the ship. The 16 gas cells held the ship up but were filled with hydrogen which is extremely flammable.
There are many myths surrounding the Hindenburg: www.airships.net/hindenburg/d...
⌚Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Early Airships
1:08 - Inside the Hindenburg
1:19 - B Deck
1:55 - A Deck
2:27 - Crew Areas
4:10 - Hydrogen vs Helium
4:49 - Airship Accidents
5:14 - Journey To Lakehurst
6:01 - Explosion
7:21 - Why?
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[@JaredOwen]

This took a long time to animate - I hope it was fun to watch! Check out the blog post about this video: www.patreon.com/posts/26931564

[@Vedanth01]

Amazing video.

[@Vedanth01]

Please make video about RAT (Ram Air Turbine)

[@mistertree553]

Jared Owen this was beautifully animated with plenty of great details in both the animation and information provided. Bravo!

[@thetomgamerboi6817]

Note: because of a unrecommended sharp turn, a wire snapped and severed a gas bag and the mooring lines created a static spark.

[@slimeking101]

What about the Saturn 5 was it bigger than that?

[@BigMacOrange]

The balls to have a smoking room on this thing is impressive.

[@f0nk3m0n]

ikr ??? smoking on planes was also super common, and it wasn't officially banned in the united states until (my jaw dropped when I googled this) February 25th 1990. the fucking 90's bro. I'm in utter disbelief. People are so dumb omg.

[@f0nk3m0n]

OMG smoking on planes in the EU was banned in 1997 how are we not extinct

[@danielamspaugh7519]

@@f0nk3m0n No way! That is crazy.

[@brockwallace4661]

I flew to Germany in 95 and smoked on the plane.

[@user-lf3wr8rh7r]

I think they were referring to it being filled with a flammable gas, rather than than the comfort of non smokers!

[@oreosauce5776]

*Germany should have used ExpressVPN to get Helium*

[@alex0589]

Oreo Sauce -suspicious amounts of online orders for helium coming from *checks notes* lincoln, nebraska, sir -checks out, send it

[@santiagoperez2094]

@@AngelLestat2 ehh no, with helium the number of customers would be reduced but still would be rentable. maybe you are assuming that it would not be able to cross based in usa investigations and copy attempts, but these where a total failure and coudlnt even survive cross wind. also, von zeppelin was totally against nazi germany, but he had to get that swastika on his precious bird because usa didnt want to send HIM helium, this was because germany was the only country capable of cross the atlantic, not only passangers, but also with mail service, so it was a commercial block, nothing to do with nazi germany, that, before the war, was a potential ally to usa.

[@AngelLestat2]

@@santiagoperez2094 I dont get your point. To fully understand mine I recommend you to read my answer on quora. When I said that if the hindenburg would not be able to keep the range it had even with zero payload (no cabins, no passengers, no bed, nothing), I am just taking into account common sense in airships operation. All the lift that is lost due 12% less buoyancy, plus the lift lost due to start with lower inflation because you can not vent helium because is expensive, not being able to counter all the weight lost of the fuel mass consumed meanwhile you are in travel or inject hydrogen into the engines to extend range and other helium drawbacks. Is not just a matter that "it would not be so rentable", it can not cross the ocean so it would not be rentable at all unless it would be used just for short range trips, but what is the point to travel on land? for that you used a car or something similar. At those times the benefic was the speed of airships vs ships. About cross winds not sure what you mean, Zeppelings (from the zeppeling brand), had a lot of experience and they was well constructed (mostly due the extra buoyancy margin you get with hydrogen that can be used for reinforcements), they were in many storms and no passenger die.

[@santiagoperez2094]

it isnt a plane, it doesnt consume fuel to generate lift. it didnt got in any storm, in fact its perfect score was also there thnx to its tripulants, search about them

[@AngelLestat2]

​@@santiagoperez2094 I know everything about them.. they consume fuel to move... unless you are considering to be super lucky to have the wind with the direction and intensity to where you want to go :P They were in many storms.. some lighting hit on them (I am speaking of the last models of zeppelins) and they were ok. If you are gonna to discuss, try to make it with facts. Don't make me lose my time with internet trolling. I read several books over airships in different languages.

[@destkiller100]

My grandfather was a german teen when he served on the Hindenburg as the accident happened but somehow he managed to survive the tragedy. After that he wrote a 1 of 1 book which afterwards he handed over to us about it with a lot pictures and explainings whose describe how he could survive. Truly heartbreaking and devastating. Unfortunately he died 2014 as last survivor of the Hindeburg. If you guys are interested in the book I could share some pictures, but beware, everything is written in german for those who don't understand !

[@damsbaug33]

A quick Google search says the last survivor died in 2019. Werner G. Doehner - and he was only 8 at the time of the accident.

[@lecuz5400]

I would love to see the book what's your Instagram?

[@destkiller100]

@@damsbaug33 My fault. Werner Doehner was the last surviving passenger. My grandfather who died back in 2014 was the last surving crew member of the Hindenburg.

[@destkiller100]

@@lecuz5400 Sure ! sthweirdhppnd

[@joebidenofficialpotus]

Werner Franz?

[@andreibaciu7518]

Having a smoking room on a ship full of hydrogen has the same energy as not having enough life boats because you think your ship is unsinkable

[@islaptyadadsbooty]

Titanic reference? 👀💀

[@rock3tcatU233]

The hydrogen wasn't the main cause of the accident, instead the aluminium powder laced cellulose skin caused the initial fire.

[@productions4452]

Not really because it was pressurised, completely safe, and there was a single electric lighter used by the steward to light up the cigars, cigarettes, or pipes of the passengers. You couldnt bring your own lighter aboard or anything that could be considered dangerous.

[@willknight13]

The titanic not having enough lifeboats is a common misconception and actually had /more/ lifeboats than the recommended amount

[@RobertCraft-re5sf]

@@willknight13 Yeah the thinking at the time was the liveboats would be used for multiple trips between a nearby rescue ship

[@Dodo-nb3yc]

never realised there was actually this much inside of an airship, thought it was just the control room hanging from the bottom

[@Cosford869]

I thought the same.

[@aleph_zero1]

Same

[@Zelurpio]

As a kid I thought the envelope was all filled with hydrogen and all the rooms were pressurized. I was like 6. I always liked to give ideas on how things worked, I was a smart lad.

[@sheilaolfieway1885]

that's a blimp in a zepplin the control room is built mostly into the structure because it's rigid where in a blimp it's not rigid ,but a balloon

[@reentrysfs6317]

@@Zelurpio quit your bullshit

[@thatmnkid2372]

These are the type of videos I watch at 2AM after i told myself I was going to bed at 12

[@kunalchandra2613]

That MN Kid that’s me

[@trumootm143]

Relatable

[@youngski249]

That MN Kid literally 3am right now. i should be sleeping... but it can wait.

[@videoscissors8561]

Same as I am hehe.

[@southwesternpasirens]

Kyle Larson

[@than217]

2/3rd of the passengers surviving a 1 minute crash has always been the most astonishing part to me. Those people were booking it.

[@maggiepettit4020]

My Great grandma is currently 93 and as I'm typing this, is alive. She was born in 1930 in Lakehurst NJ and was 9 at the time of the explosion her father was a crew member that was going to get the ship safely down. Fortunately he survived. My Great Grandma also watched the hidenburg come down. She was watching not too far at a nearby fence.

[@ramdas363]

My great great cousin was the mail room on board. Said people sent each other a lot of naughty messages from the air.

[@cockballsasstitspussy]

how can you be 9 after 7 years until the explosion

[@aditsaini5094]

​@@ramdas363lmao humans never chamnge

[@Copper_snipezz]

@@ramdas363he was the entire mail room?!?!( srry had to make that joke)

[@mikey73]

@@Copper_snipezz that's impressive

[@MikMoen]

Make the entire ship a giant flammable balloon. "Lets give everyone a place to smoke."

[@EASPORTSE775]

Oh yeah guys let's light a camp fire it will be fun!

[@potatofuryy]

@@EASPORTSE775 *it wasn’t fun*

[@TheDragonGamer25]

Ah yes I have an urge to smoke inside the giant hydrogen baloon

[@watchm4ker]

Really? You're complaining about a smoking room, but cooked meals are fine and dandy?

[@TheDragonGamer25]

@@watchm4ker Make the entire ship a giant flammable balloon. "Lets give everyone a place to cook."

[@D-Man_Jam]

_"More than half the people survived"_ Bruh, how. It was literally just a ball of fire.

[@ianseldoon1197]

"Since they're about to land, most passengers are already at the windows-"

[@D-Man_Jam]

@@ianseldoon1197 yeah, I just watched the Mustard video on it.

[@noellepatton8901]

Hydrogen fires mostly explode upward vs other fuel source explosions which explode outwardly in all directions.

[@Helperbot-2000]

@@noellepatton8901 that and the pasenger area was on the bottom of the ship

[@ZCasavant]

Many of them survived with broken limbs after jumping. The longer they waited to jump, the lower their fall - but the more likely the airship's fiery form would land atop them. Timing was rather crucial.

[@stickyfox]

I grew up in Ocean County and it has always amazed me that something of historic significance happened there.

[@tula1433]

Same! I live in Manchester! Wild!

[@NZREngine]

It's weird that these giant airships were being designed before the tiny modern bike was even invented

[@TheGrandHistorians]

NZREngine bike was invented 700 years ago go watch praveen mohan channel also vimanas or ufos were made 7,000 years ago. go pay your due dilligence.

[@w4drone720]

@@TheGrandHistorians He means modern bikes, not like Charlie Chaplin looking crap, but i see what you mean

[@8-bitanimates989]

The Grand Historian *modern*

[@SandeepKumar-mq8cy]

Man because of you they insult us

[@ElectricChaplain]

@@TheGrandHistorians UFOs wtf. Myths are not historical evidence. More like "the grand crackpot"

[@blarebear6972]

Not gonna lie, the air ships seem really cool

[@akromimubarok6626]

If someone will ever rebuild this airship with the same size or even bigger, i would like to pay a million to have a wedding party there. Traveling the world with your love one, its just like sailing but in the sky.

[@cclapew]

There are new airships that are being planned to be built.... the new luxury cruise ships of the sky

[@akromimubarok6626]

@@cclapew is this real? If it cost around 500k to 1,5 million usd to get everything i need. Definitely i will spend my money on it

[@knoxmarsh0105]

Uuuuuuuntil they catch fire

[@coniston3106]

@@akromimubarok6626 And no rush. Aircrafts nowadays travel for hours, which is too short to spend some time. Airship is one cool thing, but just to make sure it doesn't burn 😂.

[@millenniumvintage9726]

4:44 Small detail but at the time Germanys borders were different than what’s pictured. Their eastern border extended further into modern day Poland past the Oder river and they owned an enclave in East Prussia.

[@mattpope1746]

I’ve always been fascinated with the Hindenburg disaster so it is great to see the workings of the ship in such detail. Thanks for all the hard work that obviously went into this!

[@walnuthillfarms7579]

I didn't know the Nazis used Minecraft Beds

[@gamertequan7799]

They did its it crazy

[@ferreisd495]

Well. Nazis are red and Minecraft beds are red so.

[@gamertequan7799]

Ferrei SD it’s it crazy I think they did it crazy it’s

[@luisarturo3860]

*Meinkraft

[@zfloyd1627]

@@ferreisd495 mojang is Nazi. *CONFIRMED* .

[@ZitMaGaming]

Titanic: I'm cold. Hindenburg: I'm hot. edit: wow 3000 likes this is my most liked comment!

[@nc8676]

😂👍

[@redrealite]

LMFAO

[@kellerweskier7214]

put them together you get ... titan-icburge. ... one letter away and its a bad day.

[@Enzi_Meteori_902]

Speaking of Titanic, He should do an animation about Titanic!

[@HomieNukeMarkRealNoFake]

It's so true XD

[@LupeCoded]

The reason the fire started from the back was because the captain was pushing the Airship to its limits. That caused one of the control cables to snap and puncture the body of the airship. This combined with the static electricity phenomenon described in this video is what led to the spark that ignited the Hindenburg.

[@davidwuhrer6704]

No, the static electricity built up between a hydrogen vent flap and the hull. Venting hydrogen was part of the docking procedure, but there was not supposed to be any static electricity. Someone must have used unsafe paint.

[@ThatGreyGentleman]

@@davidwuhrer6704you almost got it. It was the weather conditions, as well as the cross-Atlantic flight, that made the whole surface damp with salt water. Built up a huge charge. PBS Nova explains the whole thing

[@davidwuhrer6704]

@@ThatGreyGentleman A charge compared to the ground was expected. There had been hundreds of crossings across the Atlantic before, and none of them ignited vented hydrogen. The issue in question is the charge between the flap and the hull, both of which had been exposed to the same weather conditions simultaneously. Go back to school.

[@OfentseMwaseFilms]

Great video. Thank you for all the info.

[@davidt01]

"Unfortunately, most of the evidence was burned up." You don't say.

[@ezmoney25]

that's my reaction lmao

[@pico-official3425]

@@ezmoney25 Hey, you don't find the Hindenburg disaster interesting

[@pico-official3425]

@@ezmoney25 Do you want to be my friend? I'm from Mexico

[@pico-official3425]

@@ezmoney25 America is cool

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa1261]

@@pico-official3425 what

[@cactusjack2264]

It’s amazing anyone even survived this, let alone 62 out of the 97 passengers survived. Incredible… 🤯😳

[@samtheking5759]

(All of the passengers were nazıs)

[@arigenix3868]

@@samtheking5759 lmao

[@OhNotThat]

inb4 "the hidenberg disaster wasn't so bad, most people survived it" xD

[@haifutter4166]

Makes me wonder, if we could make the hazards irrelevant when constructing an explosion and fire proof passenger cabin with todays materials (aerogel-coat for fireproofing, carbon fibre for the walls etc.) and adding sensors and other preventive measures. A few autonomous cargo airships are currently in operation, but I think airships have a so bad image, that they wont be re-adopted for passenger transport anytime soon. And helium is not future proof because of rising prices due to it's supply being limited.

[@kimgkomg]

@@haifutter4166 I think people would much rather take a plane just because it's way faster

[@mclover1053]

6:30 this was the moment the airship became Hindenburg

[@idioticproductions4000]

I AM NOT IN DANGER, I AM THE DANGER

[@Ok-fj7xx]

I am not in the hanger I am the hanger

[@toptenguy1]

OMG lol

[@stevephlyer]

Wonderfully produced video, again. So interesting to learn about the internal features of this iconic and gigantic airship. Well done!

[@davesuiter]

The fire was caused on the skin of the ship due to static electricity; the ship was one giant capacitor. When the hemp rope got wet from the rain, it became a conductor.

[@Ct.1010]

Yes.

[@klausrachuy6411]

That can’t be. The ropes went down quite a while before the explosion.

[@sixstanger00]

I don't think a static discharge would be strong enough to conduct that far. Rope is a very poor conductor, even when wet. It would require a fairly high voltage jolt to travel the length of the hemp rope. My speculation is that the ropes were dry, but served as a ground wire. The hemp ropes would've been anchored to something metal at both ends, and the ship-end would've connected to the metal frame somehow, which is far more conductive than than ship's skin. The rain in the storm(s) are probably what caused it to be positively charged inside and out. That's the thing -- just like if you were to stand on a power line, you wouldn't know there's a massive charge passing through you until you grounded yourself. The second the hemp ropes hit the ground, the charge has a pathway to the ground.

[@westzed23]

I heard that the paint used on the airship was extremely flammable and that was one reason the fire spread so fast. Has anyone else heard this?

[@dbspecials1200]

But there had to be a leak, something explosive has to be ignited by the static charge. the charge is a natural phenom everywhere but you can't have anything flammable in the contact. sometimes we see accidents at fueling stations with static.

[@alyssanguyen9704]

Another episode of where quarantine has gotten me

[@electralumen165]

Alyssa Nguyen most relatable comment ever

[@dark4art125]

Alyssa Nguyen same

[@reversebad]

Alyssa Nguyen so relatable lmao

[@XxRoyaltyBoyxX]

Lol same

[@super66reaper91]

Lol same

[@felixcat9318]

I recall that a member of the Crew was trapped by the conflagration and had resigned himself to dying, when he was suddenly drenched by a veritable waterfall that came from a water ballast tank above him which fractured! The flames around him were extinguished and so he was able to safely escape! When I first read about his escape I was really happy for him, and how from facing a truly horrific death he was suddenly saved by a freak occurrence of the only possible means for his survival. Your videos are fascinating in their meticulous detail, likewise your narration.

[@tomt373]

Meantime, when hydrogen burns, it combines with oxygen, producing H2O, water.

[@cinquine1]

@@tomt373 Well, steam. Not nearly as helpful

[@Rexbraiku]

and he lived to tell u this ?

[@101Volts]

@@Rexbraiku It's easily read about. No one's saying "he told me this while we ate doritos lol"

[@Ra_Q]

When God says live, you WILL live❤️🙌

[@nickpappas8795]

Great video Jared! I was actually at the Naval Air Station in Lakewood today and got to visit the site where the Hindenburg crashed and burned up. The hanger is still there today and is enormous. When I got home I looked for some videos and found yours. It was very informative, especially how you showed us what the Hindenburg looked like on the inside. Thanks for spending the time to do this.

[@A2D4]

I have always wondered what it looked like inside. Your video is the first time that has been illustrated (that I’ve ever seen anyway) & it is EXCELLENT. Thank you so much for your work and talent! 👍🏻

[@reeceayres2741]

That's crazy how 100 years later with all the tech we have now, that this still trumps the size of any modern aircraft today

[@TreniFS_]

Consider that the majority of the volume was just for the gas: most airliners can carry the same amount of passengers

[@J.Wolf90]

Crazy how we've had flying carriages (cars) called airplanes for over 100 years and people still ask why we don't have flying cars yet. Smh

[@sasasa1541]

@@J.Wolf90 we do, they just suck. There’s no demand for flying cars and I’m pretty glad we don’t have any. There are 102 major car accidents per day in the USA; flight accidents are much more lethal and destructive. Imagine if you had a country where the vehicles combined the accessibility of cars with the power of flying vehicles. We’d need extensive testing, much more than our current driving tests, to let people own them, and anyone who wants to might as well skip the fantasy and buy a Cessna or something.

[@J.Wolf90]

@@sasasa1541 yeah if you really want a flying car just get your pilots license and buy an airplane. the airplane IS the flying car. People want something that they can park in their garage but that will never happen. There are too many safety hazards and restrictions on aircraft's that you're better off just buying a normal plane. But anyways flying cars really are just airplanes

[@Malamockq]

@@kuckoo9036 Dude, it's 1930s technology. Hybrid airships potentially can carry a lot more. Concepts for large hybrid airships can carry 1000 tons of cargo.

[@roberttrippel2422]

Flying over brazil in this thing would've been the coolest thing ever

[@CarlosAM1]

Zulul

[@aaravrapelli4401]

Your 66 th like

[@MistuhKayTrains]

YOU’RE GOING TO BRAZIL 🇧🇷

[@reza7xz307]

Yeah it’s cool until the landing

[@juttaweise]

actually the Hindenburg made a round the world trip and yes Brazil too. There are photos that had been taken over Rio, visible at the Zeppelin Museum in Zeppelinheim near Frankfurt. Actually a village which was created just for all the employees at the Zeppelin company, as it was just at almost waking distance of the airport. You can look at it on google maps.

[@justicewokeisutterbs8641]

A very good presentation, very well produced. I've known about the Hindenburg disaster for decades. It's great to have a more comprehensive understanding of the airship and it's structure. Thanks. 👍

[@lucysmithers357]

My mom used to talk about this. It flew over her house not long before the fire and crash. She used to tell us how she was terrified looking at it

[@NerdyPapayaRoblox]

Hydrogen: Extremely flammable Engineers: Hey! Let's add a smoking room, too!

[@remi_gio]

..you are poorly informed on the subject. Room was pressurised exactly because of that. In those days nobody would travel on that airship without being able to smoke. And again this was not the cause of the disaster. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@remi_gio]

@Diego Jimenez ..not as dumb as your idiotic comment! Have you ever designed anything in your life? Maybe the arrangement of condiments on your sandwich! 😂🤦🏻‍♂️

[@CupidFromKentucky]

If the room wasn't there, people would still have smoked. This gave them a safe place to do it.

[@trainwreckgaming1120]

*adds smoking room* “ah yes, fire and hydrogen mix very well, nien?”

[@Bananappleboy]

People really have to be rude these days.

[@eadecamp]

My mother was 11 at the time. She said people could see the smoke 80 miles away in Bergenfield.

[@lawrencehortizuela4978]

Wow

[@robloxpathe9296]

Wow

[@amythomas1124]

Aimee Ward My Mother was inside her Mother at the time of the disaster. My Mom wasn’t born till December 1937.

[@dusanristic9478]

Amy Thomas lets find out who the f%uck asked

[@amythomas1124]

Dusan Ristic oh such a potty mouth!

[@jo2ed]

Wow, incredible video with the animation. It is exactly what I was looking to understand. I visited a museum that presented the Hindenburg and I had no idea there were passengers in it. Thank you very much for sharing and keeping this video up!

[@bruceholroyd7063]

Fascinating, top-grade work, Jared! I am a new subscriber! Love your animations!

[@hem89180]

OMG, you make the greatest animations of the internet!

[@JaredOwen]

Thanks Hugo😁

[@alex0589]

For real.

[@gogo8965]

your sample size is small, very very small

[@mikebather6688]

GYANDEEP SINGH (B15EE014) indian

[@rottree]

Couldn't agree with you more!

[@sanchezking6188]

Imagine being the poor dude who had to tell the Fuhrer about the loss of his prized airship :/

[@katekatey279]

🥺

[@John-iu8cv]

Prolly got shot out of anger ya know

[@kkhagerty6315]

Sanchez King Fegelein did it

[@neves3375]

"Hello?" "Hindenburg is ded" "no"

[@kkhagerty6315]

Okuyasu Nijimura whre wer u wen Hindenburg diye

[@mikemcgibney]

Fascinating video, really put everything in perspective. I got a lot out of it - thanks!

[@ivanoguido8026]

Fantastic job, Jared! Clear, understandable and full of information. Thank you!

[@jeanapp_]

Crisp and clear animation to show how the layout of the thing is. I'm an aircraft design engineer and it's definitely interesting to see how they designed this. Thank you for the fantastic explanation!

[@JaredOwen]

😁

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

Great, easy-to-understand images in this superb video, I agree that your work of the illustrators art shows the interior really well. You do great work, I have subscribed in a second. I am looking forward to seeing more of your videos.

[@russellswanson7907]

This is a great animation!! extremely well done! Thank you very much for doing it.

[@anuragmukherjee1878]

Seems like Adani is facing the same "Heat". Iykwim

[@tomholland3310]

I would so have an anxiety attack just from a guy lighting a cig in the blimp

[@starthelotus3453]

Not even a blimp

[@ZCasavant]

Me too, but they did have very strict regulations in the smoking room.... they were very aware of the danger.

[@buckhorncortez]

It's not a blimp. Blimps don't have an airframe. That's why it's called a dirigible, it has an internal, structural frame.

[@ZCasavant]

@@buckhorncortez Fair enough!

[@muhammadhadiansari2319]

There should be a movie of this disaster like titanic

[@Comando115]

for only 1 minute of disaster? nah thanks

[@RegahP]

yeah dude that movie would last like 10 minutes max

[@WindPortal]

that's dumb

[@p_filippouz]

For something that lasted like 50 seconds is an animation, not a film. And it is even a waste of resources. I mean, we have the original footage! Which is slot better!

[@Boozebedrunk]

It was called Indiana Jones and last crusade

[@__austrianoldboy_9861]

Impressive video as always, thank you for the work!

[@thewatcher5271]

That Was Very Cool! Heard About It My Whole Life & Saw The Famous News Clip But You Made It Very Interesting. Thank You.

[@emuliusv]

Would probably feel like a badass running out of a massive burning wreck.

[@alex0589]

Emuli V nothing as badass as running for your life after leaving your loved ones to die horribly

[@rews3873]

@@alex0589 running with broken legs

[@hamstsorkxxor]

And dying anyway, due to radiant heat giving you 3rd degree burns on your back and neck.

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

After you kick them smelly clumps out of the ends of your pants legs and wipe yourself, yeah.

[@timedrifter117]

Oh yeah lol your sick

[@eggyfried1364]

Is no one going to talk about the amazing animating?

[@Spritecar69420]

I can do that but not with that platform bcuz EXPENSIVE PC REQUIRED

[@BrendanPJames]

Um people are talking about it. Miss me with your stupid comment

[@sik59rt]

New to the channel?

[@AtulKumar-od4es]

I am new channel

[@AtulKumar-od4es]

I am new to this channel

[@ragnabob]

Great video as always! And lovely music in the background.

[@KRAEARTBOOKSIDEAS]

great video! Thanks for the time put into it! I shared it to my blog

[@kippt_carl]

other countries: hydrogen filled airships are dangerous. germany: uhm yeah no

[@alexmudkip5974]

Well, America didn't want to give helium to Germany.

[@johnw2026]

@@alexmudkip5974 Probably because every time Hitler started hollering, his voice pitch went up like he was breathing the stuff on a regular basis. 😁

[@blackisblack22]

kippt USA also: let’s c * zap! *

[@TheGrandHistorians]

the americans shot it down thats what really happened

[@maxmustermann4149]

@@johnw2026 Nah, the Western countries didn't really like Germany even before Hitler's government (NSDAP/DNVP coalition) was elected in 1933.

[@PM_Anthony_Albanese]

Basically a guy inside the thing farted, and then someone lit a cigarette.

[@Oliver-yf2tl]

They could fart back in 1937? Damn

[@ryderbarnhill]

Dude, don't make a joke like that, this thing killed a bunch of people

[@Ronnie-Jones]

The most forbidden documentary in history: “Europa The Last Battle” at archive dot org

[@Rekovnii]

@@ryderbarnhill I can't believe people like you exist.

[@aussie2749]

@@ryderbarnhill probably a bunch of nazis :/

[@XJRSuper]

Nicely animated, good stuff. Probably worth taking about the other materials in the structure and paint that were big factors in the fire 👍

[@jackthebassman1]

Thank you Jared, your superb posts explain wonderfully thinks that we take for granted.

[@tomitstube]

excellent video, there was however much more to the landing attempt, like a 3 hour delay waiting for weather to clear up, and three water ballast drops to level the ship. further indicating a gas leak. but i thoroughly enjoyed the ship design presentation.

[@raven4k998]

lol because they were sissy's modern pilots can do it in two🤣

[@deboditray5834]

Germany, however had a flawless record so far Hindenburg : I'mma bout' to destroy this nation's reputation .

[@EarMaster55]

To be fair the first accident in the list LZ-104 was a German airship, built by Zeppelin, but it was a military vessel so technically no "passengers" were killed. It is also unclear why LZ-104 exploded as it happened over water and there were no survivors.

[@deboditray5834]

@@EarMaster55 thanks fir the info

[@ronasloquias8981]

That's stupid.

[@hurricanemeridian8712]

@@ronasloquias8981 Because?

[@tat4kingglassrat549]

world war II also did it but worse

[@_HMCB_]

First time visitor and not the last of my visits. Amazing graphic work. You’ve earned a new subscriber.

[@lastcommodore9651]

One of the best computerized illustrations I've seen of a historical event. First-rate job. 👍

[@secretgarden4287]

Brief description: He doesn't know what happened either.

[@toxiicmayhemzz6686]

thx

[@CouchPotato-my1oj]

I’m guessing a cigarette spark made it’s way into the hydrogen or lightning stuck the gas

[@CouchPotato-my1oj]

@Eric Miret shut up it’s just a guess b

[@poncianof.amorin9455]

@@CouchPotato-my1oj bc ur wrong

[@CouchPotato-my1oj]

@@poncianof.amorin9455 it’s just a guess karen

[@insertname5407]

Can you do: How a locomotive/steam locomotive works? Great video btw!

[@jacekmak87]

It just goes choo choo. Thats all

[@mikewizz1895]

@@jacekmak87 This comment kinda annoys me, just because of how you think trains work. I hope it was a joke

[@jacekmak87]

@@mikewizz1895 It's true that's what they do - a choo choo and ocassionaly tooot. That's a fact. And facts don't care about your feelings. Deal with it snowflake.

[@tadwyn]

There are forums on the net that talk in depth on steam power and how it works. As Oscar said "It would take a lot of typing to tell" I would suggest one of the steam car clubs for information. Read a lot and politely ask questions. The closest in operation to a locomotive in operation is a traction engine . A friend of someone I know rebuilds those and its fascinating.

[@rickyricardo4331]

Good vid! I always wondered how the inside worked as most films only depicted the control car right before the explosion.

[@SylvesterMarshallPune]

Lovely work of animation. Thank you for explaining it so well.

[@AbandonedMines11]

Great video! Loved the animations. Very clear and easy to understand.

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

I don't think airships are obsolete. They would be awesome as a luxury cruise much like ships. long distance travel will be dominated by fixed wing but airships can still be use for luxury cruises.

[@q.e.d.9112]

Matthew Morycinski Until we start running fusion reactors, then we’ll have heaps of helium. But weight will always be the issue with airships. Another disadvantage, they operate at levels that subject them to a lot of weather, whereas modern aircraft cruise well above the weather. They could probably use dehumidifiers to capture water. Like you, I don’t think they’d be suitable as cruise liners, but maybe some billionaire might like a private Airyacht. Great platform for viewing things like the America’s Cup, or F1 Grand Prix. I’m afraid they’re always going to be unwieldy things, close to the ground, in turbulent weather. Severe wind shear could spin one out of control, though modern vectored thrust would help mitigate this. Sorry, just rambling. Must be time for bed.

[@PabloGonzalez-hv3td]

That's what first class, private jets and yachts are for

[@TheMaster4534]

Airships can also be used as flying cargo ships due to restricted weight limit of fixed wing aircraft.

[@samanli-tw3id]

Levente Lénárt Try to put a swimming pool on an airship!

[@RohitBorah]

these are fuel efficient as well

[@tyfon4429]

Clear and splendid video. Thank you 💫

[@chriscampion9906]

Thank you for doing this.. I live about 10 min from Lakehurst naval air station ..If I remember it was lite mist an rainy at time

[@takurotsuchiya4313]

If you don't have ticket you will get throw off of the ship

[@alex0589]

takuro 85 « no ticket »

[@kupieckorzenny5093]

Ticket please

[@thegalacticgalaxy2078]

Haha Indiana Jones reference!!

[@historystorieswithreggie2865]

Cant belive someone still remembers it

[@bandvitromania9642]

Yeah like United Airlines do everyday :/

[@contentdeprived2168]

Such a graceful machine being destroyed is quite saddening I won’t lie

[@akromimubarok6626]

Im going to be rich and rebuild this wonderful airship

[@contentdeprived2168]

@@akromimubarok6626 i hope so

[@KutWrite]

Umm... The people, too.

[@thunderbird1921]

I'm not sure if it was on the fatal last flight, but from what I've read, the Hindenburg on at least one occasion flew directly over the location where Titanic sunk over two decades earlier (and apparently the passengers on the airship looked down from the windows in sad remembrance). If true, what a CREEPY coincidence, and foreshadowing!

[@laikeree_4213]

@@thunderbird1921 Holy crud 😳

[@brianarbenz1329]

Fine video delving into the greater story of an image I grew up seeing on newsreels as the “Oh the humanity!” moment.

[@ethanlanzone2470]

Thank you for explaining this!

[@lilyfurley9833]

im really glad you didnt censor history

[@boataxe4605]

And I’m really glad that You Tube has not demonetized him ( yet?) For being historically accurate.

[@eyyo_0236]

Lily Furley fuck U

[@arespeverell9877]

@@eyyo_0236 Thats Fucking Rude!

[@fuckthepolice.9410]

@@eyyo_0236 heeeeere snowflake heeeeere snowflake

[@dxov1597]

Bay max steve why are you mad wtf are you cocaine

[@tyrantking9000]

"they used Hydrogen." Me: *spits drink* "THEY _WHAT?!_ "

[@matdattein]

They used hydrogen

[@canasmax5237]

@@matdattein *WHAT WAS THAT?*

[@tyrantking9000]

@@matdattein they _WHAT_

[@Predator1706]

TheSoftDrink gen of hydro

[@WheelsRCool]

The Germans successfully flew hydrogen airships through thunder and lightning storms. Hydrogen was viewed as safe so long as proper safety procedures were adhered to. Some wonder if it was sabotage that did the Hindenburg in.

[@brianjezuit4085]

Jared, this video iZ so informative, concise, and entertaining you definitely earned a Like!!! I live about an hour drive from the disaster site, so I'm going to visit very soon. This iZ an extremely interesting event in history!👍 and your animation iZ stunning

[@semplar2007]

animation and narrations are so good! what a horrific disaster

[@mrRufffnTumble]

If I could bring any technology back from the past it would probably be these zeppelin airships. They are so cool, would love to see them flying low over the city.

[@archiewood4599]

if i saw a zeppelin over my city i would get in the car and drive

[@helkade]

@@archiewood4599 i live in Germany and here are some Zeppelins :D

[@elainew2230]

I think there is a museum in Europe with a recreation of one of the airships.

[@kimmybrandt]

Same! I so want to go in one before I die

[@aniksamiurrahman6365]

Fun fact! If we can make Zeppelin out of Graphene, then we won't need any hydrogen or helium. The only reason why Zeppelins need those gas is that such a large metal frame can't keep its shape and be light enough to fly at the same time.

[@NotLRK]

The sounded like the best ship to fly and chill on sad it broke

[@intrst4532]

F3ARM3 broke

[@hiphopguru81]

@@intrst4532 LOL

[@saumyalimbu6918]

Hàha

[@FlyLeah]

Only cause the US was selfish with not providing helium for sale

[@immigrantgaming420epic]

@@FlyLeah they did that because they didn't want them making helium bombers, not being selfish or something

[@panther7748]

Amazing video, but there is need for a correction: "The Nazis" did not fund the Hindenburg, it was funded and operated by the DELAG, the commercial airline of the Zeppelin airship construction company (and in fact the very first airline in history). The swastikas were put on the tail fins because at the time the swastika flag was the official german national flag. The airship was of course used as a propaganda tool, but the company and especially its head, Hugo Eckener (a famous airship captain and explorer), were not particularly fond of the Nazis. Eckener was a supporter of democracy and world peace and was thus disliked by the Nazis, they even thought about imprisoning him as a political enemy, but he was too popular for such a move. The fact that the airship was named after the late Field Marshal and President Hindenburg and not after Hitler can be attributed to this animosity.

[@juttaweise]

thanks for this correct historical information!

[@dimitristripakis7364]

I don't understand how the balloons overlapped with the coaxial walkway. Amazing video thanks!

[@jeffg68]

Bro, just watched for the first time. Although I'm late to the party, I needed to say - thank you. This is excellent content. I'm looking forward to watching the rest of your videos. Well done!

[@JaredOwen]

Thanks Jeff😀

[@zudemaster]

The technology for its time was amazing. Less than 50 years earlier and the main forms of transportation were the horse and buggy, and maybe a steam powered locomotive or ship if you were able to afford the price. It really is amazing when you look at how fast technology grew throughout the 20th century and compare that throughout the rest of history and so much of it came from Germany.

[@jenhofmann]

... including the technology to round up and murder millions of innocent people.

[@iROMine]

Nah I mean planes existed at this point too

[@maplebear6527]

I think the Germans had GREAT ideas that i wish could have been fulfilled.

[@tishfox2858]

A very interesting & informative video.Silly me! I always thought all the passengers were in the gondola at the front! Never realised so many passenger rooms etc were along the ship.It's amazing so many survived.

[@jaybodner4189]

Really great documentary...thank you!!

[@L00PdeL00P]

You really explain everything so well! Awesome video, dude

[@JaredOwen]

😁

[@taylorxwx2367]

Agrred

[@katatat2030]

I've heard it mentioned by others that a thunderstorm was building at the time, which could easily have been the cause of the static buildup

[@kennymartin5976]

I saw an investigative documentary on this the other day, and they did a serries of test to prove that large static charges could have easily occurred under the conditions that day.

[@rudeawakening3833]

Or a “ tracer “ round from a rifle in the nearby woods …

[@flyonwall360]

On its way to NJ, the Hindenburg flew over the Bronx. My grandfather was a photographer at the Bronx Zoo and took a couple of shots with his Speed Graphlex. I found the images when I was scanning some of his large format negatives. Who would have thought that a couple of hours later, the air ship would be toast.

[@danielcarlson800]

Thanks, Jared. This video makes me want to build that old 1/520 scale AMT model kit.

[@jonskowitz]

There's just something so majestic about airships that makes me kind of sad that they're gone. Ok, enough nostalgia. Airships never had a very good safety record even without fires. They're just too susceptible to storms and other weather.

[@mandernachluca3774]

Well, from an engineering perspective, airships are majestic too, not because of some kind if nostalgia but because of their functionality. Until today their hasn't been a much more energy efficient way to travel through the air, than using an airship, in fact, airships might make a comeback as a super efficient transportation methode.

[@drumdad54sdl47]

Dr Hugo Eckener, the head honcho of the Zeppelin company, has been quoted as saying that he was well aware of the psychological effect of seeing a large airship in the sky. Incredibly impressive, I say. What a sight they must have been. *sigh**

[@bigredc222]

Yea, the US navy lost a lot people in air ship crashes, and used helium.

[@EdsterIII]

As majestic as they do look, as you said they also have a serious risk factor. Any storm or big cross wind. Yikes. I do appreciate the look of them. They do glide seamlessly through the air but any little hiccup could be tragic.

[@dontcheckmyyoutubeprofilep199]

man gave us a whole 5 star tour of the hiddenburg

[@thecrazeecow1682]

3:30 there would have been more passenger cabins here with window views that were retrofitted in after some time, on the starboard side. This is the earlier configuration with the crew areas here

[@melciveng]

Excellent graphics and an actual human voiceover ✅

[@minecraftheaven5965]

This was actually my science homework, Lucky you made this video! Thank you!

[@rawvid9065]

Gonna get that a ? Good luck

[@JaredOwen]

Glad to help out!

[@Roman-rx2tm]

Lucky

[@cringecap1372]

lol what the freak happen to steve

[@andrade4630]

What's you gets in meths

[@Nysvarth]

Came here to find out the cause of the accident, 7 minutes into the video: 7:26 "No-one knows for sure what caused the ship to catch on fire" Thanks, really cleared things up for me.

[@aeciocarvalho8958]

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[@andrewdias478]

Here is a plausible hypothesis I read about. The Hindenburg may have steered too aggressively on approach which caused some structural damage that ruptured a hydrogen cell. When the mooring lines made contact with the ground it may have discharged some static electricity since everything was soaked from the rain. It would have just taken one small spark in the area with the leak to ignite.

[@brodster7042]

@theo nicole Houston if it was the smoking room the explosion would be in the front

[@4TDsInOneGame]

This is such a great video. I had no idea that the Hindenburg was the size it was.

[@matthewwendel6186]

I never knew the hindenburg was a passenger ship and never knew how it crashed. I always thought it was a war ship used for supplies and was shot down by americans. It baffles and at the same time intrigues me how the interior layout and design were constructed so meticulously around the necessary components. This was definitely a marvel of engineering at its time, and now explains to me why the germans have always been at the forefront of design and innovation, especially in the transportation industry.

[@chloewilliams1112]

And yet just 17 years after this crash the British and the French signed an agreement to study the feasibility of a supersonic jet passenger plane. 15 years beyond that and it was flying across the Atlantic.

[@zinc_trioxide]

If theres no hindenburg accident imagine zeppelin technology today

[@aleph_zero1]

I think the world would still switch to modern airplane anyway

[@auralplex]

@@aleph_zero1 Nah dog, balloons are way better.

[@wlink639]

I'd imagine that at some point engines got powerful enough using hydrogen/hellium balloons for lift wasn't worth it anymore.

[@jonahsuddeth5893]

Now days a few companies are working on making new airships and using jet streams they will compete with the speed of jets

[@mattjackson9859]

@Niko MyCousin Not inflammable - would use helium, not hydrogen

[@urmombiggay6488]

"Hey let's put a smoking room in the place where there is the most amount of hydrogen compressed in the whole world like wtf could go wrong" 😤🙌

[@pas5735]

If there wasn’t a smoking room no one at the time would board it

[@somelokyguy6466]

The smoking room actually made the ship safer.

[@somelokyguy6466]

@Zan People were gonna smoke onboard regardless of whether there was a dedicated smoking room or not. It's better to have all your smokers in a single controlled area instead of hiding in various places. It's why airline toilets still have ashtrays, the designers know people will smoke in the toilets and putting ashes in the bin is a fire hazard.

[@Ronnie-Jones]

The most forbidden documentary in history: “Europa The Last Battle” at archive dot org archive.org/details/EUROPATheLastBattle

[@haassteambraker9959]

The hydrogen was not compressed. Airships such as these rely entirely on being lighter than the volume of air that they displace (same principles as a boat or submarine). Compressing hydrogen would make it denser, and completely defeat its function as a lifting gas. Not to mention pressure vessels for any substantial amount of hydrogen would be quite heavy.

[@transtubular]

Something I saw a while ago was a documentary of sorts on it. They showed that apparently the substance used to cover the outside of the airship to weather proof it, essentially is the same compound used to make rocket engines. It was tested to be reasonably difficult to ignite...except of course, by a large enough static discharge.

[@JohnPaulBuce]

love your animations, very accurate to the footage