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>Helium may become more expensive if we keep wasting it on party balloons. Not to nitpick, but only a tiny fraction of all helium use is "wasted on party ballo
by noonespecial 8y ago
>Helium may become more expensive if we keep wasting it on party balloons.
Not to nitpick, but only a tiny fraction of all helium use is "wasted on party balloons". Most is used for cryo-cooling applications. Heck, we use more helium by far scuba-diving than on party balloons.
- GW150914 8y agoAll helium that goes into a balloon is wasted, never to be recovered. In scientific applications it is typically recycled. I don’t know about SCUBA, but I’d venture to say that it’s a necessity for deep dives whereas in a balloon it’s a novelty.