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The U.S. just sold its helium stockpile. Here’s why the medical world is worried. (www.nbcnews.com)
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Privatizing the US national helium reserve. Gonna laugh when in a few years the government of another nation ends up owning it. Helium is dwindling finite resource that key technological infrastructure relies upon.

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[-] RedDawn@hexbear.net 33 points 1 year ago

We can always use hydrogen for the floaty balloons. Double as fireworks!

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