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Time to hoard helium.
by tofutim 16y ago
Time to hoard helium.
- scotty79 16y agoI wonder why you got downvoted. That's probably what people who influenced decision about selling US helium reserves are doing right now.
- Tichy 16y agoOr research alternative party balloon technologies.
- pjscott 16y agoHydrogen! Even more buoyant than helium, and if you get it near a flame, the balloon turns into a fireball. Just one of those would make a party more fun. (Do not let oxygen into the mix, though, or you'll get a lot more than just a fireball if the thing ignites.)
- kragen 16y agoA hydrogen-oxygen mixture in a flexible container like a balloon is unlikely to amplify a deflagration into a detonation. However, either way, the fireball radiates mostly in the ultraviolet. You might want to mix some methane or acetylene or something in there to help it radiate in the less-dangerous visible spectrum.