Will We Run Out of Helium?

Re:Will We Run Out of Helium? by hannasanarion on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @10:44AM (#21814622)

Not this one. The answer is yes, we will run out of helium, it is one of the few truly non-renewable resources. You can use chemical processes to make methane or petroleum-equivalents, and coal can be replaced with charcoal, but once all the helium atoms have drifted off into space, they're gone forever.

It just won't happen soon.

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Re:Will We Run Out of Helium? by amanaplanacanal on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @12:02PM (#21815600)

We’ll be able to fuse our own before that happens. Or go fetch it from elsewhere.

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Re:Will We Run Out of Helium? by Accujack on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @11:36AM (#21815254)

FYI, our sun is also going to go out.

Just so you can plan ahead.

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