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ProfessorGAC

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31. The Wells Have Been In Place For Decades
Sun Mar 22, 2026, 02:07 PM
21 hrs ago

Goes back nearly 100 years.
The Hindenberg used hydrogen because the US restricted exports of their vast helicopter resources. They would gave used helium if the US would have sold it to them.
The reserves in the middle east were undiscovered at that point, so the US had a near monopoly.
But, those production conduits have been in place since the 1920s.
And, since helium reacts with nothing under terrestrial conditions, the infrastructure lasts a very, very long time.
I think it far more likely that the article is clickbait, than any other real concern about supply.

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And all the Party City stores closed down!! Baitball Blogger Yesterday #1
so does Five Below, for what it's worth. cab67 Yesterday #7
TrumpenFuhrer and his band of minions have created quite a situation for the country NoMoreRepugs Yesterday #2
A friend in Australia just reported gas prices there have doubled. Martin68 23 hrs ago #23
The only forethought they have is their orange antiKKKRyste starting Armaggedon Justice matters. 15 hrs ago #42
They think THEY can kickstart the 2nd Coming. But even Christ himself said... Beartracks 13 hrs ago #44
;-{)......Stay Tuned Goonch Yesterday #3
I didn't think he'd be able to top the clusterfuck of his COVID response, tanyev Yesterday #4
Believe it, he's getting help ... lots and lots of help FakeNoose Yesterday #18
WHY don't they care? WHY are they content to live like this??? young_at_heart 22 hrs ago #27
"It can't JUST be to keep their job?" area51 3 hrs ago #51
My sister worked in a flower shop Jrsygrl96 Yesterday #5
Yes there is a finite amount of helium Lifeafter70 22 hrs ago #26
Bad for sea turtles, too. They mistake them for jellyfish, swallow them, then can't digest or expel them. nt eppur_se_muova 13 hrs ago #45
Put a dementia-ridden idiot in charge, collapse civilization. Thanks, MAGA! ms liberty Yesterday #6
tRump isn't cooked, the US is cooked groundloop Yesterday #8
Republicans intentionally destroyed US Helium production and reserves. James48 Yesterday #9
Interesting ..Thank you jfz9580m Yesterday #10
Ah, the much-vaunted "Third Way"... GiqueCee Yesterday #13
Is the line item veto in force? Was it back then? paleotn Yesterday #16
A while back... GiqueCee Yesterday #11
I think it's mostly profit motive ... It was cheaper to buy from Qatar FakeNoose 23 hrs ago #19
the repugs have sold off our helium reserves at least twice to private companies Nigrum Cattus Yesterday #12
And they'll make a fortune on reduced supply and far higher prices. Who could have seen that coming? paleotn Yesterday #15
Looks like it was done under the Obama and Biden administrations MichMan 2 hrs ago #52
Gee whiz, it seems international trade is complex and important in ways we don't even know or think about. paleotn Yesterday #14
Helium is fascinating. PCIntern Yesterday #17
NOPE trump doesn't have a care in the world blue blues 23 hrs ago #20
moe DISTRACTION. :( AllaN01Bear 23 hrs ago #21
The other vital resource that has been cut off is fertilizer. Our farmers paid for it in advance and will desperately Martin68 23 hrs ago #22
Add in diesel Whip-poor-will 22 hrs ago #28
Seems Overwrought ProfessorGAC 23 hrs ago #24
Ready to produce? dpibel 21 hrs ago #30
The Wells Have Been In Place For Decades ProfessorGAC 21 hrs ago #31
Iran dosent need to strike America. BradBo 22 hrs ago #25
Hmmm. Only two weeks after Noem was fired. GopherGal 21 hrs ago #29
I know...let's use hydrogen gas instead! roamer65 19 hrs ago #32
"Windmills" can be used to produce hydrogen. So yeah! thought crime 17 hrs ago #34
I know you're not serious caraher 14 hrs ago #43
The orange pedo treats the world like it's one of his failed casinos. nt Javaman 17 hrs ago #33
Doesn't the U.S. have a strategic reserve of helium? Squaredeal 17 hrs ago #35
republicans will allow trmp to destroy the world. spanone 16 hrs ago #36
And a lot of them think it's necessary for jeebus to come back not fooled 16 hrs ago #37
Exactly mdbl 15 hrs ago #38
Congress is effn useless and complicit in the trump's destruction vapor2 11 hrs ago #48
I don't get these "trump is cooked" headlines mdbl 15 hrs ago #39
Doomsday preppers might be onto something. Aussie105 15 hrs ago #40
Trump will just blame the shortage on Biden. And the magats will just nod their heads in agreement. Jim__ 15 hrs ago #41
As long as the MAGAts have enough helium for their kids party balloons ToxMarz 11 hrs ago #46
HA! This means he may no longer get an MRI????? vapor2 11 hrs ago #47
"Trump is cooked?" I'll believe it when I see it. Chef Andres? Come here! usonian 11 hrs ago #49
trump might be "cooked", but so far joshdawg 5 hrs ago #50
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