At Explosive Exhibition, We're all MythBusters (Photos)

by CNET News.com  |  October 12, 2012, 4:10am PDT  |  Image 20 of 22

Everyone knows about the 1937 explosion of the Hindenburg. But the MythBusters wanted to know if it was possible for a flammable compound in the zeppelin's paint to cause the airship to burn so quickly. They determined, by building a 1/50 scale model Hindenburg, that the hydrogen keeping it afloat, not the paint, was to blame for the disaster.

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