Lithium Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I found an interesting link that states that the worlds stockpile of helium will be gone within the next 10 to 25 years depending on the demand for it. Made for a good light read. A Helium Shortage? Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I read on Cracked last year that for some reason the US, at the time being in control of the largest helium resource in the world, actually legislated that it all be sold by a particular date. With a price ceiling implemented. If market forces were to dictate price, it would cost 100 dollars or more to fill a single balloon. Ridix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Pink Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Sorry kids, no birthday celebrations anymore. ＲＵＢＢΣＲ░Ｊ♢ＨＮＮＹ （スオッ） Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 Sorry kids, no birthday celebrations anymore. Good ol' hot air just wont be the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John The Grudge Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Thoughts? Pizza....and giraffes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 (edited) So what? Space is full of helium. If we don't find a way to collect some helium from space in the next 25 years we may as well nuke ourselves because we failed according to most science fiction movies. I've heard about an idea for harvesting helium 3 on the Moon. Technology is advancing very fast. Who knows what we'll be able to do in 25 years. Edited March 14, 2012 by GTAvanja Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 If we do run out of Helium, we still have plenty of Hydrogen, although the downside is that Hydrogen is highly flammable. How are the world stockpiles of Lithium doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinski Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 How are the world stockpiles of Lithium doing? We've got way too much of that stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 How are the world stockpiles of Lithium doing? We've got way too much of that stuff. Hardee har har Rob. hahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unopescio Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Children of the future will never know the joys of inhaling helium. I pity them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agent17 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Hydrogen will solve everything, and make balloons even more entertaining. Still, what will happen to airships once helium runs out? Realistically they can't operate on hydrogen safely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Hydrogen will solve everything, and make balloons even more entertaining. Still, what will happen to airships once helium runs out? Realistically they can't operate on hydrogen safely. OH, THE HUMANITY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OysterBarron Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 It boggles the mind to think how much has been wasted by balloons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 It boggles the mind to think how much has been wasted by balloons! And the sad thing is they will continue to waste it, until it's all gone..then they'll freak out. Same thing will happen with oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinky12 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 As the saying goes... That Sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John The Grudge Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Holy sh*t I just realized. What about that New York parade thingy? It'll look rubbish if the balloons are just dragging along the ground. I predict mass hysteria on a global scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 It boggles the mind to think how much has been wasted by balloons! And the sad thing is they will continue to waste it, until it's all gone..then they'll freak out. Same thing will happen with oil. And I can't f*ckin' wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lithium Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 It boggles the mind to think how much has been wasted by balloons! And the sad thing is they will continue to waste it, until it's all gone..then they'll freak out. Same thing will happen with oil. And I can't f*ckin' wait. Why? So we can all go batsh*t insane and live in a world a la mad max? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unopescio Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 f*ck yeah anything is an improvement on the way it is now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 It boggles the mind to think how much has been wasted by balloons! And the sad thing is they will continue to waste it, until it's all gone..then they'll freak out. Same thing will happen with oil. And I can't f*ckin' wait. Why? So we can all go batsh*t insane and live in a world a la mad max? Well, now that you mentioned it, hell yes! But mostly because I want to see how stupid people are going to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moth Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 It boggles the mind to think how much has been wasted by balloons! And the sad thing is they will continue to waste it, until it's all gone..then they'll freak out. Same thing will happen with oil. And I can't f*ckin' wait. Why? So we can all go batsh*t insane and live in a world a la mad max? Well, now that you mentioned it, hell yes! But mostly because I want to see how stupid people are going to get. I don't know man, people are fairly stupid now. I don't know how much stupider people can get. Formerly known as The General Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 idk guys, for a post-apocalyptic civilisation with scarce oil resources, they sure do drive around wasting petrol quite a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agent17 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 So why don't they just use Hydrogen on balloons? Sure it's a safety hazard, but it's better than the alternative. Besides, I'm sure balloons can made out of a more 'fire-proof' material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhoda Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I'd have liked to hear this on the news, but read in a high, funny, squeaky voice. So why don't they just use Hydrogen on balloons? I have visions of children holding onto this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunk Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 What if oxygen makes our voice deeper and helium brings it back to normal? BOOM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinski Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 How are the world stockpiles of Lithium doing? We've got way too much of that stuff. Hardee har har Rob. hahahaha When the set-up's that easy, I can't be blamed for knocking them out of the park. Besides, I knew this'd just devolve into a bunch of jokes about explosive balloons. You might have been pitching a little too high, for GTAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA_stu Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I'd love to see a kid holding onto a hydrogen balloon get his arm blown off, just so I could say "Oh the humanity!". Actually, and this is kind of weird, but I reckon a hydrogen balloon could be used by a terrorist. Some guy dresses up as a clown and has about 100 balloons filled with hydrogen, then he wades his way into a crowd and BOOM! Al Qaeda should definitely headhunt me, I'd make a great terrorist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 So what? Space is full of helium. If we don't find a way to collect some helium from space in the next 25 years we may as well nuke ourselves because we failed according to most science fiction movies. I've heard about an idea for harvesting helium 3 on the Moon. Technology is advancing very fast. Who knows what we'll be able to do in 25 years. We need to buy some probes from a fuel depot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sivispacem Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I'd love to see a kid holding onto a hydrogen balloon get his arm blown off, just so I could say "Oh the humanity!". Actually, and this is kind of weird, but I reckon a hydrogen balloon could be used by a terrorist. Some guy dresses up as a clown and has about 100 balloons filled with hydrogen, then he wades his way into a crowd and BOOM! Al Qaeda should definitely headhunt me, I'd make a great terrorist. I don't think hydrogen is anywhere near as useful as an explosive as, say, TATP. Whilst it's a fantastically entertaining idea, it's usefulness as a weapon would be limited unless you could get your target to quite literally sit on the hydrogen balloons whilst you detonated them. AMD Ryzen 5900X (4.65GHz All-Core PBO2) | Gigabye X570S Pro | 32GB G-Skill Trident Z RGB 3600MHz CL16 EK-Quantum Reflection D5 | XSPC D5 PWM | TechN/Heatkiller Blocks | HardwareLabs GTS & GTX 360 Radiators Corsair AX750 | Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic XL | EVGA GeForce RTX2080 XC @2055MHz | Sabrant Rocket Plus 1TB Sabrant Rocket 2TB | Samsung 970 Evo 1TB | 2x ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q | Q Acoustics 2010i | Sabaj A4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryuclan Posted March 15, 2012 Share Posted March 15, 2012 Holy sh*t I just realized. What about that New York parade thingy? It'll look rubbish if the balloons are just dragging along the ground. I predict mass hysteria on a global scale. A helium-less Macy's Thanksgiving day parade would be f*cking.hilarious. "Oh and there's an all time kid favorite snoopy...oh he's caught on a fire hydrant...and there goes his nose." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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