r/BeAmazed • u/No_Tailor_9529 • Jul 18 '24

Science Wow! Interesting life hack!

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u/kwantum13 Jul 18 '24

It would probably also dissappear really quick, its hard to let helium stay in a balloon forever. Its the second smallest atom only beat by hydrogen

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u/groovel76 Jul 18 '24

And because everything has to suck, we appear to be running out of it. From 2019, but I don't believe the situation has improved.

https://www.npr.org/2019/08/16/751845378/episode-933-find-the-helium

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u/jared_number_two Jul 18 '24

They just found a bunch of it IIRC.

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u/Dontaskmemyname9723 Jul 18 '24

How do you find helium?

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u/jared_number_two Jul 18 '24

Drilling for oil and finding a gassy hole.

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u/jared_number_two Jul 18 '24

Your ass generates profit?

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u/Bratwurstesser Jul 18 '24

Yes, but at the central station selling it to the highest bidder