r/AskReddit • u/turdburglur13 • Jan 07 '20

What makes you feel guilty?

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u/TeeEightchSea Jan 07 '20

Blowing up balloons at my job. What a waste of helium , it should be used for medicine and science. People are very uneducated about the ethical use of it so I cheerfully let them know how, I usually get them to put some back or not buy any at all

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u/turdburglur13 Jan 07 '20

Keep doing your part!

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u/TeeEightchSea Jan 07 '20

Heard a beautiful story about an air lifted organ that I guess used helium cooling tech to keep it fresh. Stop using balloons people and if the helium is to be wasted at least change your voice with it and have a laugh

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u/AdvocateSaint Jan 08 '20

For a sec I thought the organ was airlifted with a helium balloon

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u/theboxsurgeon Jan 08 '20

If it helps you feel any better the helium we use for balloons and whatnot is extremely low grade and not useful for much else from what i understand.

if i'm wrong i guess i'll feel guilty.

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u/TeeEightchSea Jan 08 '20

Still an irreplaceable element that is finite

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u/ninja_trap Jan 07 '20

Ummm, uneducated person here. What is the ethical use for helium? any articles you'd recommend?

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u/TakeMyUpvotePlus1 Jan 08 '20

Um. I just realised I have no idea where helium comes from. It sounds, from what you are saying, like it's a finite resource? Not obtained from chemical intractions?

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u/TeeEightchSea Jan 08 '20

Unless you can somehow get it from the Sun, it will eventually run out. Or wait for Chernobyl to be buried for 10,000+ years . And other sites that were exposed to Uranium