# NOVA program on Hindenburg explosion - Harbor Freight connection **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 21, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-program-on-hindenburg-explosion-harbor-freight-connection/942632 "2021-05-21T16:34:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-program-on-hindenburg-explosion-harbor-freight-connection/942632/21 "2021-05-24T00:36:32Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I thought it was kind of interesting. The new found footage may have driven the renewed investigation and they recorded a lot of video about it, but it turned out to reveal no new significant information. They had the footage so not surprising that they used it. I thought it was put in so they could show that magazine ad for the movie camera with the picture of the Hindenburg. That was a cool find. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-program-on-hindenburg-explosion-harbor-freight-connection/942632/22 "2021-05-26T22:03:50Z")
Watching the Big Bang Theory lately I find that the stars could better use their time hanging out at the Harbor Freight than the Radio Shack. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-program-on-hindenburg-explosion-harbor-freight-connection/942632/23 "2021-05-27T13:41:01Z")
Can you really buy a full-sized zeppelin and hydrogen tanks at Harbor Freight? Or am I better off checking the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-program-on-hindenburg-explosion-harbor-freight-connection/942632/24 "2021-05-27T14:03:55Z")
You can buy all the tools you need to make one there. I suggest get as many as you can this weekend at their Memorial Day Weekend Sale. **Disclaimer** : I am in no way associated with the Harbor Freight company or any of it’s subsidiaries. My opinions of Harbor Freight and it’s products are entirely my own and not those of this message board. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-program-on-hindenburg-explosion-harbor-freight-connection/942632/25 "2021-05-27T14:10:22Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > You can buy all the tools you need to make one there. I suggest get as many as you can this weekend at their Memorial Day Weekend Sale. Well, buy at least two of each since one will inevitably break, but two is still cheaper than one anywhere else. For me, angle grinders and cordless screwdrivers are as disposable as socks. ---
**Author:** ![Capn\_Carl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-program-on-hindenburg-explosion-harbor-freight-connection/942632/26 "2021-05-28T01:48:12Z")
Not me. I want a tool to work right, every time I use it. I also don’t like to buy stuff that just contributes to the world’s trash problem. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-program-on-hindenburg-explosion-harbor-freight-connection/942632/27 "2021-05-28T13:23:13Z")
Agreed. The “right” tool for any job is one that will last the rest of my life. Cheap crap is unsatisfying to use and the inevitable failures happen at the worst times. Watching people use a flimsy wrench to round off a nut or bolt makes my teeth itch. I still have the nice analog handheld VOM I bought at age 15. I’m 62 and it still lives in its original sturdy carboard box. The box has some quality electrical tape reinforcing the corners, but is otherwise good as new. The one exception I’ll make is tools subject to rapid technical obsolescence. None of my software tools are more than a few years old. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-program-on-hindenburg-explosion-harbor-freight-connection/942632/28 "2021-05-28T18:36:49Z")
Harbor Freight does make some tools that are worth the price and will last a long time. You can find reviews online that will tell you about both of them. Otherwise, their consumables are just fine. Grinding/cutoff wheels, sanding belts, abrasive media, all just as good as more expensive versions. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-program-on-hindenburg-explosion-harbor-freight-connection/942632/29 "2021-05-28T21:50:32Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Otherwise, their consumables are just fine. Oh yeah, forgot about consumables. About as long-lasting as name-brand for the light duty I give them. For a pro doing it all day, it probably doesn’t really affect productivity much if you get through 6 vs 7 sanding belts per day or whatever. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-program-on-hindenburg-explosion-harbor-freight-connection/942632/30 "2021-05-29T02:24:33Z")
I long thought the guys on Big Bang Theory should have spent more time at Harbor Freight . [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nova-program-on-hindenburg-explosion-harbor-freight-connection/942632.md?page=1)