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Josh Clark

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Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

I mean, you know, you could hang out there.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

In fact, I think they encouraged the passengers to hang out in that double-decked area because that's where all the windows were.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

Right.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

But I also learned that from watching the trailer to the Hindenburg movie when it showed a lot of action inside that shell.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

Yeah, for sure.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

And I could see how you would think that because once you get a little bit, and we'll talk about the size of this thing, but you need not only look at pictures of the Hindenburg flying over New York City to see how gargantuan this thing was.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

Yeah.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

How does it compare to the 747?

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

Where is that?

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

Seriously, like go look up, just type in like Hindenburg over New York City.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

And it's the scale is really kind of drives it home for sure.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

It's a lot of gas.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

And, you know, of course, that's what keeps it aloft.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

As far as those engines, it had four diesel engines and it moved pretty quick.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

I mean, as far as travel of the day, it could get across the Atlantic in two days.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

Yeah.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

The fastest ocean liner trip took five days.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

And it still had the sister ship, the LZ-130.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

They're still the two largest aircrafts to ever take flight off the ground.

Stuff You Should Know
The Hindenburg Disaster

Yes, that's right.