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=== The ''Hindenburg'' and its horrific last flight is an example of the following: ===
* [[Broadcasting in
* [[Cool Airship]] - It remains the largest object made by man to ever fly.
* [[Intrepid Reporter]] - Herb Morrison is remembered as a hero by radio and television newscasters. He had a long and successful life and career. His assistant Charlie Nehlsen, who actually operated the disc recording machine, should also be remembered; he had the presence of mind to adjust the needle back onto the disc after the massive explosion had jarred it askew (you can hear this, right after Morrison says, "It burst into flames," if you listen carefully).
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=== References in media: ===
* The ''Hindenburg'' disaster is depicted on the cover of the first [[
** In ''[[Brutal Legend]]'', the guitar solo "Bring it on Home" summons a giant flaming Zeppelin airship on top of the enemies, in reference to both the Led Zeppelin album above and the ''Hindenburg'' disaster.
* The ''[[Myth Busters]]'' investigated whether the fire was due to the hydrogen alone, or to the thermite-like materials in the coating of the ship. They decided that both contributed.
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* On ''[[The Simpsons]]'', Barney takes the controls of the Duff Beer blimp and crashes it in a spectacular fireball, causing nearby Kent Brockman to exclaim "Oh the humanity!"
* An episode of [[The Critic]] featured characters traveling Hindenburg Airlines, whose motto is "Oh The Humanity!"
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* In a speculative [[Superman]] comic in which Superman is involved in the [[War of the Worlds]], Lois Lane is reporting on the Martian invasion by telephone: "They set the train on fire! All those people! ''The humanity!''" Since this takes place in 1938, Lois may actually be thought of as quoting Morrison.
* The Don Simpson-illustrated six-issue "Monster Comics" adaptation of ''[[King Kong]]'' was originally to include a scene wherein Kong, at the top of the Empire State Building, [[Big Lipped Alligator Moment|encounters the Hindenburg flying overhead]]. He is described as becoming "instinctively enraged" by the Swastikas on it ("The symbol of Nazi tyranny!"), and punches it, causing it to crash. Simpson used photos of the actual crash for the panels depicting the Hindenburg's destruction. The scene, totaling two pages, was cut from the sixth and final issue of the comic after it was realized the scene was in poor taste. The deleted scene was included on separate "bonus pages" printed on green paper if you ordered all six issues from Simpson's website.
* ''[[Solatorobo]]'''s first level is aboard an airship named the Hindenburg. Of course, it crashes in [[Kill It
* ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' includes it in a montage of sports bloopers for whatever reason.
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