The Increasing Scarcity of Helium

Re:The Increasing Scarcity of Helium by WalterBright on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @06:20PM (#9735664)

I've refused to buy helium party balloons for decades now because of this.

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Re:The Increasing Scarcity of Helium by markdown on Wednesday June 17, 2015 @09:47PM (#9736329)

How old are you, and when did you first hear about the scarcity of helium?

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Re:The Increasing Scarcity of Helium by artmageddon on Thursday June 18, 2015 @11:23AM (#9739123)

I'm not sure what you're implying by asking, but I'm 33 and I remember hearing about this probably about 10 years ago.

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Re:The Increasing Scarcity of Helium by ars on Thursday June 18, 2015 @01:21AM (#9736954)

They don't fill them with pure helium anymore, just a very small amount and the rest air. They stop floating even when by appearance they are still full.

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