"Oh, the Humanity."

The word Hindenburg brings to mind images of fire and terror. The Hindenburg disaster was a notorious disaster not just because it exploded but also because it was preventable. This image features the Hindenburg in full flame, lighting up the sky. The Hindenburg disaster effectively destroyed the zeppelin industry, which, until then, had been considered one of the safest forms of transportation. In the years prior to the disaster, companies had been safely transporting passengers between Germany to the Americas. That stopped after the terrifying images of the disaster were released to the public along with the perfectly quaint quote "Oh, the humanity." These events defectively effaced the zeppelin industry as a viable means of transportation. Despite the relatively low death toll, the images, quotes and news coverage forever condemned the once prosperous zeppelin business.

The Hindenburg was originally designed to be filled with helium. However, the Helium Control Act would make it impossible for the company to obtain the helium necessary for the Hindenburg. Unable to obtain helium, the company resorted to hydrogen, an especially volatile and flammable gas. The hydrogen was did the job and provided enough lift for the zeppelin. After the Hindenburg disaster, though, the company would pay dearly in the form of an entire industry