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I'd say more helium is generated in the Earth crust than the potential fusion reactors powering all of humanity. Probably by several orders of magnitude. Just
by ant6n 7y ago
I'd say more helium is generated in the Earth crust than the potential fusion reactors powering all of humanity. Probably by several orders of magnitude.
Just distill it out of the atmosphere before it escapes into space - it'll be only a small order of magnitude more expensive than today's helium.
- tombert 7y agoForgive me for some ignorance here, since I know almost nothing about nuclear physics or chemistry, but from what I understood, doesn't helium escape out into space? Would there even be any to extract outta the atmosphere?
- ant6n 7y agoThere is helium in the atmosphere. It is on its way from being created in the crust to escaping into space. But as long as it is in the atmosphere, it could be extracted.