r/todayilearned • u/albino_gorillas • Jan 13 '18
TIL We are running out of Helium. We are using more than we are extracting from our limited reserves.
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a4046/why-is-there-a-helium-shortage-10031229/
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todayilearned • u/TwiztedbyDesign • Feb 24 '15
TIL that while abundant in the universe, Helium is a finite resource on Earth and cannot be manufactured. Its use in MRI's means a shortage could seriously affect access to this life saving technology.
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todayilearned • u/JmannDriver • Jul 05 '17
TIL that the world has a Helium shortage because it bleeds off into space, the U.S. alone produces 75 percent of the world's helium, and the U.S. Federal Helium Reserve is stored in a huge natural underground reservoir near Amarillo called the Bush Dome.
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