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OnLy tWo eLemEnTs (gregtech.eu)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] 17 points 11 months ago (1 child)

I read that if it wasn't for the US dumping it's strategic helium supply, the price of a party balloon would be $50. Yes, Helium 3 gets attention for Fusion research but regular Helium is used heavily in imaging equipment like MRI's. The Large Hadron Collider needs 130 metric tons of the stuff.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago

    Helium is one of those things I don't really care about. I could tell you I never liked balloons because of their impact on the environment, and that would be true, especially with ones getting released into the air. However I also have a really selfish reason, and that was cleaning them up. I never really liked water balloons for the same reasons, and I'm so happy I haven't been around much confetti.

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