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Helium filled eh? I don't think this is a good idea.

• robryk 11mo ago
  Why? You just need to choose electronics that doesn't use micro mechanical designs that would be damaged by helium. (Or are you pointing at some other reason?)
  • regularfry 11mo ago
    One possible reason (not the GP so I don't know if this is theirs) is that there's a finite amount of helium available, so using it for this sort of use case depletes it for others. Personally I think a hydrogen version would be hilarious but others might disagree...
    • danielbln 11mo ago
      I was about to argue that surely the consumption of helium in balloons must be tiny compared to industrial use, but apparently it makes up 5-10% of all helium consumption? That is a magnitude more than I thought, and certainly nothing to ignore for a finite and irreplaceable resource that we need for stuff like MRI machines.