The worldwide helium shortage is very real and was particularly acute middle of last year.
FUSION ENERGY - IS IT THE ENERGY OF FUTURE? MOST SCIENTISTS SAY "YES".
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blacklabman
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Yes, th Earth supply is low, but about 1/4 of the universe is helium. It was created during the Big Bang.
So how exactly does that alleviate the helium shortage on earth? Are we supposed to launch our solar powered rockets into space and collect helium in a big bag, then bring it back?
Sounds like a great business opportunity. Just need some investors....and a solar-powered rocket.
We can ask Brandon for a few billion. We don't need to actually have the technology, just say it will work. Just like electric cars for everyone with no way to charge them.
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SamSpade
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Tritium is an extremely weak beta emitter. It can’t penetrate paper or even your skin. If you straight out guzzled gallons of it, you might raise your chance of getting cancer by a measurable amount.
And not only is our ocean full of it - it keeps getting made.
It really is a miracle. Sure the universe will burn out one day. When it ends, the universe will have been 100% unlivable for eons.
My beef with it is, I am not sure it can be made commercially useful at any time in the life of human beings on this planet. I think that possibility is so remote that all efforts now are mere curiosities, more likely to be learning opportunities than profitable ones.
And not only is our ocean full of it - it keeps getting made.
It really is a miracle. Sure the universe will burn out one day. When it ends, the universe will have been 100% unlivable for eons.
My beef with it is, I am not sure it can be made commercially useful at any time in the life of human beings on this planet. I think that possibility is so remote that all efforts now are mere curiosities, more likely to be learning opportunities than profitable ones.