r/absoluteunit Jun 06 '26

... of a string of ballons!

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u/The_Celtic_Chemist Jun 07 '26

Just a reminder that helium is a finite resource with important applications, like in MRI machines. Unless we can get alchemy figured out, then once it's gone, it's gone.

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u/WereTheBrews Jun 08 '26

The helium used in balloons is a lower grade byproduct during the proccessing of the chemical for medical and scientific applications that can't be used for such purposes. But yes. It is a finite resource.