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Title: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: pxib on August 24, 2010, 03:00:13 PM Doom and gloom: (http://www.physorg.com/news201853523.html)
Quote Professor Richardson warned the gas is not cheap because the supply is inexhaustible, but because of the Helium Privatisation Act passed in 1996 by the US Congress. The Act required the helium stores held underground near Amarillo in Texas to be sold off at a fixed rate by 2015 regardless of the market value, to pay off the original cost of the reserve. The Amarillo storage facility holds around half the Earth's stocks of helium: around a billion cubic meters of the gas. The US currently supplies around 80 percent of the world's helium supplies. Richardson said it has taken 4.7 billion years for the Earth to accumulate our helium reserves, which we will have exhausted within about a hundred years of the US's National Helium Reserve having been established in 1925. The reserve is a collection of disused underground mines, pipes and vats extending over 300 km from north of Amarillo into Kansas. He warned that when helium is released to the atmosphere, in helium balloons for example, it is lost forever. Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Mrbloodworth on August 24, 2010, 03:06:38 PM Waite, really?
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Xuri on August 24, 2010, 03:42:01 PM Soooo... we should start stockpiling? I've never needed helium before today, but now I'm suddenly starting to crave it. Where can I buy some?
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Abagadro on August 24, 2010, 03:57:07 PM Get in on the ground floor of the helium bubble now.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: 01101010 on August 24, 2010, 03:57:28 PM It's definitely great for parties.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Teleku on August 24, 2010, 04:20:50 PM Get in on the ground floor of the helium bubble now. Helium will only go up I tell you. Up!Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Merusk on August 24, 2010, 04:23:51 PM No Helium means no orenge-red Neon signs or arc welding. This is not very uplifting.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Yegolev on August 24, 2010, 05:00:14 PM Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Chimpy on August 24, 2010, 05:25:22 PM No Helium means no orenge-red Neon signs or arc welding. This is not very uplifting. The welding part is not really true. Helium is used for a few TIG processes that require higher heat input and higher welding speeds than with Argon on some metals. Some stainless steel and aluminum processes will be affected, but almost all carbon steel welding will continue to be just fine with Argon or Argon+CO2 mixes. Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Ard on August 24, 2010, 05:42:16 PM You take your SCIENCE and your FACTS and go find some other thread, mister. There is only room for panic and puns here.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Chimpy on August 24, 2010, 05:56:43 PM You take your SCIENCE and your FACTS and go find some other thread, mister. There is only room for panic and puns here. O sorry. I will say, I am reading this thread imagining everyone talking with a mouthful of helium. YOU ALL SOUND LIKE MEESES. Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: IainC on August 24, 2010, 11:17:51 PM Why can't we just go to the sun and get more?
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Pagz on August 24, 2010, 11:32:10 PM Why can't we just go to the sun and get more? It shouldn't be too hard to go there and just scoop some up yeah?Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Tebonas on August 24, 2010, 11:41:16 PM Exactly!
(http://wiki.alioth.net/images/thumb/4/45/Fuel_scoop_small.jpg/250px-Fuel_scoop_small.jpg) Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Zetor on August 25, 2010, 12:36:08 AM But what will happen to Mark Llama's gerbil farm (http://www.rathergood.com/mark)?!
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Mosesandstick on August 25, 2010, 02:19:35 AM I'm not the only one who imagined Pxib saying the thread topic in a really high pitched voice right?
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: IainC on August 25, 2010, 03:26:16 AM Why can't we just go to the sun and get more? It shouldn't be too hard to go there and just scoop some up yeah?Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Sky on August 25, 2010, 06:20:54 AM Quote from: Doc Brown Why are things so heavy in the future? Is there a problem with the earth's gravitational pull? Now you have your answer, Doc.Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Lantyssa on August 25, 2010, 06:44:32 AM All of your jokes about this serious matter go over like a lead balloon.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Xuri on August 25, 2010, 06:59:29 AM Oh noes. A thought just struck me:
If all the helium on our planet is exhausted, then there will be nothing left holding it up!!!!11one :ye_gods: Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: IainC on August 25, 2010, 07:08:18 AM All of your jokes about this serious matter go over like a lead balloon. He started it....Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: tgr on August 25, 2010, 07:09:47 AM All of your jokes about this serious matter go over like a lead balloon. He started it....Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Engels on August 25, 2010, 10:48:38 AM ya'll are a gas. really.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Sky on August 25, 2010, 11:05:57 AM I find this thread very uplifting.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Lakov_Sanite on August 25, 2010, 11:06:32 AM All these jokes are making it hard to breathe.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Lantyssa on August 25, 2010, 12:18:06 PM ya'll are a gas. really. Y'all. Y Try not to type like y'all are high. Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Bzalthek on August 25, 2010, 01:10:08 PM Sometimes I worry about you people.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Lantyssa on August 25, 2010, 01:12:41 PM How noble of you to be concerned about us.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Engels on August 25, 2010, 01:32:31 PM How noble of you to be concerned about us. You made my inert child cry. Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Ard on August 25, 2010, 02:38:58 PM I...
I love you guys :heart: Please don't ever float away on me. Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Segoris on August 25, 2010, 04:08:00 PM I think you're full of hot air and just say that to all the forums.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: taolurker on August 25, 2010, 08:14:05 PM You know it's ballooning out of control when things are repeated.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: RhyssaFireheart on August 25, 2010, 08:29:35 PM Sometimes I worry about you people. Only sometimes?(sorry, no gas jokes to be had here). Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Lantyssa on August 25, 2010, 08:57:30 PM Did you run out?
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Rasix on August 25, 2010, 09:08:02 PM Stop making light of the situation.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: CmdrSlack on August 25, 2010, 09:21:16 PM Oh sure, a mod gets all elevated and then he's high and mighty.
:why_so_serious: Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Lakov_Sanite on August 25, 2010, 09:35:24 PM This thread is just about to deflate.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Rendakor on August 25, 2010, 09:41:28 PM I think it's still got something left in the tank.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Minvaren on August 26, 2010, 06:08:42 AM I felt pressured to post in this thread.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Lantyssa on August 26, 2010, 06:19:17 AM Woah, deut.! That's heavy.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: HaemishM on August 26, 2010, 08:43:49 AM Sometimes I worry about you people. If you were really worried, you'd be doing something about the future dearth of helium. FOR THE CHILDREN! Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Sky on August 26, 2010, 09:28:17 AM It would be great to see some kid let a balloon go at the state fair and yell "WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM KID, DON'T YOU KNOW WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM?!"
Yeah, it would. Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Sir T on August 30, 2010, 07:20:24 AM They should use Hydrogen. Not only is it readilly avalible, but the explosions would reduce the world supply of idiots! Win win.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: ezrast on August 30, 2010, 07:48:32 AM No, they should just build nuclear plants that fuse the hydrogen into helium. There are no downsides to this plan.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Sky on August 30, 2010, 07:51:24 AM Don't make light of the situation.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Samwise on August 30, 2010, 07:54:18 AM Don't make light of the situation. Bloodworth. (http://forums.f13.net/index.php?topic=19735.msg835209#msg835209) Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Sky on August 30, 2010, 09:00:04 AM Bah. That was so page 1.
(http://www.macenstein.com/images/2008/Mac_Vader_Pro.jpg) Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Bzalthek on August 30, 2010, 12:48:13 PM is that an iVader?
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Pennilenko on August 30, 2010, 02:40:06 PM is that an iVader? :rimshot: Jokes just displace the seriousness of the growing helium situation. Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: NiX on August 30, 2010, 03:39:22 PM Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Bzalthek on August 30, 2010, 07:27:18 PM YOU SHUT YOUR FILTHY WHORE MOUTH!
<3 Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Ard on August 31, 2010, 10:24:19 AM None of these last few comments have quite risen to the occasion. Has this conversation gone inert?
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Sky on August 31, 2010, 11:39:36 AM This thread is getting so bloodworthed, someone is going to blame all its problems on the unreal engine.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: LK on August 31, 2010, 02:22:00 PM HeHeHe...
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Mosesandstick on August 31, 2010, 02:30:51 PM You guys are funny, but you're not going to get a reaction out of me.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: slog on September 01, 2010, 08:33:58 AM You guys laugh now, just wait until Helium prices balloon out of control.
needed to beat that balloon joke to death. Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Sky on September 01, 2010, 09:30:54 AM You guys laugh now, just wait until Helium prices balloon out of control. I'm pretty sure the prices are going to tank. Maybe Valve can get involved to take off some of the pressure.Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: slog on September 01, 2010, 09:46:21 AM You guys laugh now, just wait until Helium prices balloon out of control. I'm pretty sure the prices are going to tank. Maybe Valve can get involved to take off some of the pressure.You really thing Helium prices are over-inflated? Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: KallDrexx on September 01, 2010, 10:13:58 AM But with a lack of helium, how will parents pull elaborate hoaxes!
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Ard on September 01, 2010, 11:15:23 AM This is the point where the obvious twist is to make some sort of masturbation joke regarding Hoax, but it's a crapshoot if he'd read it, so that makes it less fun. Instead I'll just link a picture of a balloon.
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa68/random256/balloon.jpg) Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: tazelbain on September 01, 2010, 11:33:14 AM A tiny voice tells me that inflated prices will cause the market to burst.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Lantyssa on September 01, 2010, 12:25:29 PM You should have said 'tinny'. Would have been a double word score then.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: IainC on September 01, 2010, 02:56:51 PM You guys are really fission now.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: LK on September 01, 2010, 03:53:24 PM Yeah, I'm thinking the thread is reaching a point where it can blow it out my ass.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: RhyssaFireheart on September 01, 2010, 07:36:11 PM There's too much hot air in this thread.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: SurfD on September 01, 2010, 07:47:13 PM I think the momentum of this thread has deflated signifigantly.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Sir T on September 01, 2010, 07:51:22 PM He He He
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Mosesandstick on September 01, 2010, 08:15:12 PM The same comments keep getting floated again and again.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Xuri on September 02, 2010, 11:51:45 AM He He He
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: tgr on September 02, 2010, 11:59:02 AM print "He" x 3
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Samwise on September 02, 2010, 12:01:47 PM Hey, here's a great helium pun I just thought of: I'm going to murder you all for being unfunny.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: WayAbvPar on September 02, 2010, 12:48:56 PM Hey, here's a great helium pun I just thought of: I'm going to murder you all for being unfunny. :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart: :heart:Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Teleku on September 02, 2010, 03:20:04 PM My work here is done.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Sir T on September 02, 2010, 03:36:52 PM 10 PRINT "He"
20 ADD 1 to Unfunny 30 If Unfunny <=2 THEN GOTO 10 Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Ard on September 02, 2010, 03:56:05 PM Pff, done? This isn't so easy to run into the ground like hydrogen is.
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa68/random256/0228_hindenburg-murray-becker.jpg) Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Lantyssa on September 02, 2010, 04:34:32 PM That joke blew up.
Tee 3He. Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: Mosesandstick on September 02, 2010, 04:49:14 PM I just looked up the properties of Helium-3 because of that. Potentially could be used as a fuel for fusion.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: LK on September 02, 2010, 08:58:28 PM I know Helium3 is important cause Mass Effect told me so.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: climbjtree on September 03, 2010, 07:17:45 AM Helium walks into a bar. The bartender says, “Sorry, we don’t serve noble gases here.”
Helium doesn’t react. Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: schild on September 03, 2010, 07:20:53 AM That is probably the only good element nerd joke.
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: RhyssaFireheart on September 03, 2010, 07:27:46 AM Hasn't this thread run out of gas yet?
Title: Re: THE WORLD IS RUNNING OUT OF HELIUM Post by: slog on September 10, 2010, 06:37:40 AM at this point I'm just using helium to inflate my post count
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