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Helium reservoir in MN is even more 'mind-boggling' than we thought
- supportengineer 2y agoWhat decorative item shall we use to celebrate our good fortune?
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- blurbleblurble 2y agoOh how I wish I could use my favorite emojis on hackernews
- r2_pilot 2y agoWell, my first inclination would be to celebrate its abundance by containing it and distributing it, but as it's a gas you'd have to encapsulate it with some material. Rubber would be an option, but it would leak out the excess, so perhaps a metal foil (with decorative patterns!) would be better. Then as it might be lighter than air depending on the foil thickness, some mechanism should be used to keep it near the celebration. The cheapest and easiest option would likely be a string.
- vaylian 2y agoLet us please usher in a new age of airships!
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- lemonberry 2y agoI had no idea that there were pockets of helium gas on earth. Apparently, "Helium is generated deep underground through the natural radioactive decay of elements such as uranium and thorium." Source: https://www.medicinenet.com/where_do_we_get_helium_gas_from/article.htm https://www.medicinenet.com/where_do_we_get_helium_gas_from/...
- kalupa 2y agoyay! now we have a few more years of birthday balloons!