Helium vs Hydrogen Balloon

Hydrogen was historically used in hot air balloons because of its low density, which provided buoyancy to lift the balloon ⬆️ But hydrogen is highly flammable and can lead to catastrophic accidents if ignited.

There was the infamous Hindenburg disaster in 1937, where a hydrogen-filled airship caught 🔥 Ever since the Hindenburg disaster and advancements in materials technology, helium became the much preferred gas for hot air balloons and airships. Helium is non-flammable, making it a safer alternative to hydrogen.

[vt.physics]

One small corection:
I had meant to say airship instead of hot air balloon in the video 😅

[Qorxuap]

"Ohhh they used hydrogen"
-Famous last word

[kenshi]

If they survive, the baby should be named Hindenburg

[recco_caine]

The laugh we all needed but didn't deserve 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[WT-Mudhen]

Maybe they were doing a demonstration of what went wrong with the Hindenburg for their friends.

[reaper]

Imagine finding out that hot air balloons only use hot air, not helium. It's totally in the name. The correct aircraft you are looking for is Blimp.

[flipperthesquirrel]

I've been following you for a while, I remember getting so excited when one of your videos blew up. This one is by far my favorite 😂 such funny reaction.
All the best to you!

[softiebit]

reminds me of a blimp called the hindenburg, which was filled with hydrogen instead of helium due to lack of access

[codyreber]

It's more fun to use oxygen and acetylene together with confetti. It basically rains instant ash

[StormsandSaugeye]

I'm pretty sure they ran regular air into it too

[growtocycle]

Clickbait title... It's not a comparison of hydrogen vs helium balloons

[parkershaw]

I'd like to see they fill the baloon with one part oxygen and two parts hydrogen.

[jaydavidrn]

no in hot air balloons we use HOT AIR!

[Tommy.]

Too bad there wasn't just a little oxygen mixed in.

[Logic]

I think some countries use hydrogen instead of helium...

[Private_Buzzcut]

Pretty lady speaking smart words 👁️👅👁️

[AustinLuZhiQi]

look it’s helium. wait is it hydrogen?

*explodes more reactively*

OH GOD ITS OXYGEN-

[sputnikcat]

They were lucky that it wasnt a stoichiometric mix of H² and O² otherwise it would have exploded instead of just flashing over.

[jesse]

Oh wow. They never heard of Hindenburg.

[gero]

They filled it with butane, hydrogen would have been worse😂