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"Apparently a hugh reserve of helium has been identified under tanzania.
And? Tell me more. What benefits does helium provide? "
We can all go about with squeaky voices    |
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"Apparently a hugh reserve of helium has been identified under tanzania.
And? Tell me more. What benefits does helium provide? "
Medical reasons, it's expensive to manufacture I understand so natural reserves are good |
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"Apparently a hugh reserve of helium has been identified under tanzania.
And? Tell me more. What benefits does helium provide? "
Great beegee impressions |
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"And? Tell me more. What benefits does helium provide? "
Although the second most abundant element in the universe it is extremely rare on earth and very valuable.
It is used as a cooling agent in super-conductors that make things like Tokamaks and colliders (like cern) possible.
It also used to fill balloons that bring smiles to kids faces and make adults voices sound squeaky. |
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"And? Tell me more. What benefits does helium provide?
Although the second most abundant element in the universe it is extremely rare on earth and very valuable.
It is used as a cooling agent in super-conductors that make things like Tokamaks and colliders (like cern) possible.
It also used to fill balloons that bring smiles to kids faces and make adults voices sound squeaky."
Everyone knows about the funny voices but didn't know it was used as a medical coolant. Thanks guys |
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By *inaTitzTV/TS
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It makes me wonder what I've got under my garden. I've a feeling if I dig down deep enough, I'll just find a big empty chamber, with a note from the Coal Board, saying that they beat me to it  |
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"If it's so rare and valuable why do they allow it to get wasted on millions of pointless balloons every day. "
Because some things are more important and nothing is more important than breathing in hellium when d*unk at a wedding. |
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"If it's so rare and valuable why do they allow it to get wasted on millions of pointless balloons every day.
Because some things are more important and nothing is more important than breathing in hellium when d*unk at a wedding."
Very true, point taken |
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Super conductors are good news.. Electric is lost by resistance in copper wires between power stations to homes and offices etc.. Research into Super conductive material will reduce the loss by a lot |
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"If it's so rare and valuable why do they allow it to get wasted on millions of pointless balloons every day. "
Many scientists want helium to be restricted solely for medical/scientific uses. It's also used in space travel. The trouble is, once it's gone it's gone.
Currently supplies will run out about the middle of this century, so to use it in balloons and squeaky voices is mad.
I was once told that our nearest source of it would be Jupiter.
It was flagged up years ago, but to be honest it's a story not many people care about. Bit like antibiotics. People think it's scaremongering and won't affect them. |
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"Currently supplies will run out about the middle of this century, so to use it in balloons and squeaky voices is mad."
I had heard 2030 to 35. Is mid century the new estimate taking into account this new find? |
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Just been reading up on it - it's pretty serious and this is a welcome stop gap.
Apparently, 80% of the world's helium supply is from the US, where for contractual reasons, they have had to sell it off at a fixed price, to pay for the extraction/storage reserve.
This has made it cheap.
But it's fast running out, and currently a lot is being wasted.
Once released into the atmosphere, it's effectively gone for ever.
There is no chemical process to manufacture it.
On the bright side, if we crack fusion, then Helium is a by-product . |
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"Just been reading up on it - it's pretty serious and this is a welcome stop gap.
Apparently, 80% of the world's helium supply is from the US, where for contractual reasons, they have had to sell it off at a fixed price, to pay for the extraction/storage reserve.
This has made it cheap.
But it's fast running out, and currently a lot is being wasted.
Once released into the atmosphere, it's effectively gone for ever.
There is no chemical process to manufacture it.
On the bright side, if we crack fusion, then Helium is a by-product ."
Excellent. More balloons |
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"And? Tell me more. What benefits does helium provide?
Although the second most abundant element in the universe it is extremely rare on earth and very valuable.
It is used as a cooling agent in super-conductors that make things like Tokamaks and colliders (like cern) possible.
It also used to fill balloons that bring smiles to kids faces and make adults voices sound squeaky.
Everyone knows about the funny voices but didn't know it was used as a medical coolant. Thanks guys"
Yep every balloon filled with helium means another sick person cannot get a scan. |
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