Actually I would say the cameras were destroyed. The cameras were shooting sparks at first, then they shot lightning.
As for the OP, I think it was a combination of a lot of things. Indy is very arrogant so there is some smugness there, plus he’s relieved that they didn’t get caught, and I think he kind of laughed that he’d gotten away with it. Indy speaks a number of languages, including German so I don’t think he’d have a problem fooling Hitler.
How do you get it on the poles without touching it? Potholders? And what holds it onto the poles, so it doesn’t tilt off, fall on you and you burst into flames?
Whole thing sounds like a huge logistical nightmare.
Okay, let’s not go there. Or else we’ll also have to ask the following questions:
-How did the Nazis build a huge sub base in the Med. without The Brits noticing?
-Why did they build a big sub base in the med? From what I remember, submarines had little sucess in the mediterian because it’s so shallow(in comparison to the atlantic). Not to mention that big British Naval Base at Gibralter.
-Why were the Germans using said submarines to transport cargo? Subs aren’t particulary good at that sort of thing.
-The Germans had nothing like that cool flying Wing in 1936, and if they did, why the hell would they be using it to transport cargo?
The movie has a number of historical problems, but it’s still a cool movie, so let’s drop it here.