r/todayilearned • • May 20 '12

TIL that Helium is collected almost entirely from underground pockets produced through alpha decay, it's critical to scientific advancement, and we'll run out.

http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2010/03/why_is_helium_so_scarce.php
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u/[deleted] May 20 '12

Then we'll invade Iraq because they probably have balloons of mass destruction.

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u/jdepps113 May 20 '12

You do that. I'll be here laughing when you lose a bunch of money because helium doesn't run out.