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lastlib

(23,197 posts)

8. Not practical.

Reply to Demeter (Reply #7)

Wed Nov 21, 2012, 12:42 AM

Nov 2012

Fission is dangerous (think Fukushima/Three Mile Island), dirty, and very expensive, and the quantity of helium produced wouldn't be nearly sufficient to meet current, much less future, demand. Fusion isn't working yet to any viable degree, and cost in terms of energy consumed is astronomical. The dollar cost of what could be produced would make helium more valuable than gold.

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Stop the Parade! Should we be wasting our dwindling supply of helium on floating cartoon characters? [View all] octoberlib Nov 2012 OP

Who knew? rgbecker Nov 2012 #1

...but....but....SNOOPY!!!! Squinch Nov 2012 #2

Interesting, I worked in a steel mill where we had what we called an oxygen plant doc03 Nov 2012 #3

It's not in the atmosphere, because it is too light to be held onto by the earth's gravity. Salviati Nov 2012 #4

I should have stayed awake in school more often I guess n/t doc03 Nov 2012 #5

If Macy's ever stops using the floating balloon characters in their parades octoberlib Nov 2012 #6

Helium is generated by fission or fusion Demeter Nov 2012 #7

Not practical. lastlib Nov 2012 #8

I never said it was PRACTICAL! Demeter Nov 2012 #9

NO, because FREEDOM!! hatrack Nov 2012 #10