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Chuck Bryant

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Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

So there's three forms that dirigibles come in, Chuck, and it basically all has to do with how the structure, the blimp part, is well-structured, I guess.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

Yeah, I know you're not really supposed to say that, but it's true.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

I mean, I think it's pretty accessible to say blimp, you know?

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

Didn't you say you're trying to angle for a ride in the Goodyear Blimp and that your in-laws have ridden in the Goodyear Blimp at our Akron show?

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

I don't know if I am or not.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

My dad went on a hot air balloon ride, and I was like, I'm not getting in that thing.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

So let's get back to what the balloon-like envelope, a.k.a.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

the blimp part, how that describes what type of dirigibles there are.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

There's three of them, right?

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

Yes, and hot air balloons are what make New Mexico's license plates so nice.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

Semi-rigid is kind of like non-rigid, except there's like a keel.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

There's like a structure for the keel, the part that runs along the bottom of the envelope, right?

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

So there is some structure to essentially the bottom, but then I guess it flops over.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

So it's basically like a chef's hat, like the Swedish chef's hat.