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By *G Lana OP   TV/TS
over a year ago

Gosport

Apparently a hugh reserve of helium has been identified under tanzania.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Apparently a hugh reserve of helium has been identified under tanzania."

And? Tell me more. What benefits does helium provide?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"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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By *eliz NelsonMan
over a year ago

The Tantric Tea Shop

Great news, was just going to post on that.....

Really needed for 'cooling' purposes in MRI scanners!

and erm! balloons

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"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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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston


"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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"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
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If it's so rare and valuable why do they allow it to get wasted on millions of pointless balloons every day.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"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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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston


"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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By *eMontresMan
over a year ago

Halesowen

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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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"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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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston


"if we crack fusion, then Helium is a by-product ."

???

No cracking in fusion only sticking

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By *rinking-in-laCouple
over a year ago

Bristol


"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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By *rinking-in-laCouple
over a year ago

Bristol


"If it's so rare and valuable why do they allow it to get wasted on millions of pointless balloons every day. "

Money, greed.

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By *eMontresMan
over a year ago

Halesowen

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