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Matches were not allowed on the Hidenburg's maiden voyage to the US. UP reported "...suspended in air by 6,710,000 cubic feet of inflammable hydrogen gas." Why would they even build something so naturally flamable? Was the eventual explosion important in world history, and why?

by /u/4waystreet in /r/AskHistorians

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