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« Reply #30 on: November 23, 2009, 02:46:26 pm »

An alternate explanation, still considered the most likely, is called the static spark theory. This theory states static electricity built up on the outer skin of the Hindenburg and could not be dissipated. The accumulation caused a difference in charge to form between the airship and the ground. As the airship passed through the rainy weather over New Jersey, the mooring ropes dangling from it became wet and conductive. Once these wet mooring lines touched land, they grounded the airship's aluminum frame and may have allowed the excess electrical charge on the outer skin to jump to the internal framework. Evidence supporting this theory includes eyewitnesses who reported observing a bright glow along the tail section of the airship consistent with the ionization of air caused by a strong electrical field.
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