▲ 528 ▼ Warnings of Iran Invasion Grow as US to Send Up to 5,000 Marines, Sailors to Middle East (www.commondreams.org) submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by udc@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 183 comments fedilink hide all child comments Warnings of Iran Invasion Grow as US to Send Up to 5,000 Marines, Sailors to Middle East
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 11 points 5 months ago (2 children) We aren't running out of Helium. The date at which a specific reservoir gets sold is coming closer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Man_kind@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago* (3 children) Technically we are. We won't be out in our lifetimes, to my knowledge, but we aren't making more helium. Once its gone, its gone. So, it is running out, but on what time scale? When will the human race start slowing down? Its eventually just going to get crazy expensive and only used when vital. And we're filling party balloons with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ISOmorph@feddit.org 5 points 5 months ago* The moon has a butload, if the scarcity becomes threatening there be enough financial motivation to mine it there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MigratingApe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Isn’t this about purity or something and the helium used for party balloons wouldn’t be used in critical applications either way? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] despoticruin@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago Only because it's not currently financially viable to purify it. It's still mostly helium. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hector@lemmy.today 0 points 5 months ago I believe it's in more natural gas than just the stuff in parts of texas. South Africa somewhere has some if I recall. permalink fedilink source parent [–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago The US already sold their reserves. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Man_kind@sh.itjust.works 10 points 5 months ago* (3 children) Technically we are. We won't be out in our lifetimes, to my knowledge, but we aren't making more helium. Once its gone, its gone. So, it is running out, but on what time scale? When will the human race start slowing down? Its eventually just going to get crazy expensive and only used when vital. And we're filling party balloons with it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ISOmorph@feddit.org 5 points 5 months ago* The moon has a butload, if the scarcity becomes threatening there be enough financial motivation to mine it there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MigratingApe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Isn’t this about purity or something and the helium used for party balloons wouldn’t be used in critical applications either way? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] despoticruin@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago Only because it's not currently financially viable to purify it. It's still mostly helium. permalink fedilink source parent [–] hector@lemmy.today 0 points 5 months ago I believe it's in more natural gas than just the stuff in parts of texas. South Africa somewhere has some if I recall. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ISOmorph@feddit.org 5 points 5 months ago* The moon has a butload, if the scarcity becomes threatening there be enough financial motivation to mine it there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MigratingApe@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Isn’t this about purity or something and the helium used for party balloons wouldn’t be used in critical applications either way? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] despoticruin@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago Only because it's not currently financially viable to purify it. It's still mostly helium. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] despoticruin@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 months ago Only because it's not currently financially viable to purify it. It's still mostly helium. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hector@lemmy.today 0 points 5 months ago I believe it's in more natural gas than just the stuff in parts of texas. South Africa somewhere has some if I recall. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago The US already sold their reserves. permalink fedilink source parent