Comment on End nuclear fusion!

• Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The alternative is to use extremely limited quantities of gas crucial for MRIs, chip making, metallurgy, and a few other high tech applications. But hey, pretty balloons.

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  • frezik@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    When I was a kid, Dave Berry had a column where he made fun of the US Strategic Helium Reserve. This taught me an important lesson. When people make fun of what seems like government waste, 75% of the time it turns out to be really important. Not always, but you should look into it more.

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  • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    ^(The^ ^store^ ^was^ ^just^ ^out^ ^of^ ^helium.)^

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    • RedEyeFlightControl@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Only a matter of time before they can’t get any because we wasted such a limited resource on vanity instead of the pursuit of science.

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      • el_abuelo@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Perspective my dude. An insignificant small amount is spent on vanity.

        I’ve used more helium on a single dive than I’ve ever used in balloons in my entire life.

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• shadowedcross@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Would make for more exciting birthday parties.

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  • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Seems more like a gender reveal party sort of thing.

    www.cnn.com/2021/04/23/us/…/index.html

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• Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Oh the huge manatee!

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• JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Am I missing a joke? Airships used hydrogen gas

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  • Blaster_M@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Specific airships made by a specific country that had no access to helium…

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