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Old Dec 6, 2006 | 1:42 pm
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choster
 
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Originally Posted by jimbo99
I once dreamt I was piloting the Hindenburg.

I remember having a fruitless argument suggesting it would be better filled with Helium. In the end, Hydrogen was all they had.
They'd have used helium, but less lifting power meant not only worse delays out of NEL, but plastic cups and silverware in F. The whole FlyerTypewriter community was up in arms.
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