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The builder of the Hindenburg, whose name I couldn't locate in the quick search I attempted, received funding from the Third Reich on the condition that the Zepellin be emblazoned with the Hakenkreuz ("swastika"), the by no means neutral emblem of a by no means neutral regime.
Your found press memorializes a tragic event *and* the omen of a happier end of things to come.
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The Deutsches Museum is a wonderful Munich institution devoted to technology. Pass through the main entrance to the transverse hall and look to your right. There, at the center of a helical steel stairs, stands a V2 rocket. Poised as though ready to be fired.
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Yes-- the German's had rocket technology-- and a good many former scientist were invited to US post war-- with no questions asked as to what they where doing during WWII --or to party affiliation..
but did US/England/Allies have much rocket technology?
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Dunno for a fact fact. Must be a [C]hecker somewhere hereabouts, see if you can hail 'em.
But: Think not. Why'd we bring all the talent here?
We did have "radar" though -- either way you look at it.
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About giving helium to Germans for the Hindenburg. I should not have said fighter planes with rockets. We did have one plane with a cannon. But we had planes with six and eight
heavy calibre machineguns that could easily have riddled a Zeppelin. And the Germans would have used Zeppelins with hydrogen if they had been useful in war. I can't think of any other military use of helium.
Incidentally "riddle" is an interesting word. When I worked in a foundry, I was surprised to hear the moulders use the word "riddle" for what I would have called a sieve to sift the sand into the moulds.
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wwh,
What have you not done?
Riddled with holes. Doesn't seem strange 'riddle' would go 'riddled' or 'riddled' 'riddle.'
And while we're on metallurgy, riddle me this: Does the term "shear strength" as in "Lifting the car off the terrified child was an act of shear strength," come from the term "shear strength" of in reference to bolts and rivets?
If I'd taken my riddlelin, I'd look it up myself. (apologies, I promise I'll get over it)
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[whipping out February edition of Smithsonian e]
It seems that no matter what topic comes up on this board, Smithsonian has already printed an article on it! This is proven yet again by the "Reaching Towards Space" article in the February Smithsonian. It recounts the work of Robert H. Goddard, who developed a rocket that could reach a height of "somewhat over a mile" in the 1930's. However, it was largely forgotten in the excitement over the German V-2 rockets. Goddard, at the urging of Charles Lindbergh and Harry Guggenheim, donated a rocket to the Smithsonian to "ensure the preservation of his technology." It was not to be displayed under any circumstances, and so it was stored for more than ten years-- from 1935 to 1945. Goddard dreamed of developing a rocket that would reach much higher altitudes, but died before he could achieve his dreams.
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In reply to:
Does the term "shear strength" as in "Lifting the car off the terrified child was an act of shear strength," come from the term "shear strength" of in reference to bolts and rivets?
I think it's sheer strength meaning pure or straight as in a sheer drop. I've never heard of any connection to bolts and rivets shearing off.
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"riddle" is fairly common usage in UK for a coarse garden type sieve.
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of troy > did the US or England have them? --i though most of the rocket technology was a post WWII developement
I believe a type of rocket was used to "Blitz" London.
Any help from our older Brit chums?
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I believe a type of rocket was used to "Blitz" London.
Yes. 'Flying bombs' as they were sometimes called. I think the Germans called them the V1s.
Any help from our older Brit chums?
Not that old, thank you very much - just interested...
For what it's worth, I believe the significant developments in peace-time rocketry in the US depended a great deal upon Germans who, post-war, headed for the States (usually invited by the government eager to get a-hold of that technology) and settled there, taking their knowledge of the V1 etc with them.
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