[Hardastarboard]

“Yes sir, the brand new Hindenburg model you ordered just rolled off the transporter”. I’m going inside the kevlar shielded building right over here while you start it up, OK?

[Dane]

You know, people also were scared of electricity when it first became available.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

FWIW, the flames shooting out of that picture of the Hindenburg were from the coating on the envelope. They coated the Hindenburg (& other dirigibles) with rocket fuel (iron oxide and aluminum powder, AKA thermite) to keep them from overheating in the sunlight.

Hydrogen flame is colourless.