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  • cynar@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldjust because we screwed up once
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    15 hours ago

    It’s also worth noting that it wasn’t the hydrogen that caused the fire. The Hindenburg had an aluminium skin. It began having degradation issues, so they painted it. The paint was iron oxide based. Aluminium and iron oxide are the 2 main ingredients in thermite.

    Analysis of the video shows that it was the skin burning off. It would have gone up almost as badly, even if filled with helium.



  • cynar@lemmy.worldtomemes@lemmy.worldThe perfect offspring
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    3 days ago

    I remember when my first was born. 2 different parts of my brain had opposing thoughts.

    1 part was thinking “This is the cutest, most beautiful thing ever. I must protect and nurture them at all costs.”

    The other part was thinking “My god newborn babies are ugly!”

    I can easily see cognitive dissonance pushes most people to the first thought. It’s you being hacked by hormones, an effect that is disturbingly powerful.

    I was also caught out by how much my (male) hormones were affected, even pre birth. It both disturbed and amused my wife.