Laboratory results for a helium reservoir discovered in northern Minnesota suggest concentrations of the sought-after gas are the highest the industry has ever seen.

  • pacmondo
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    7 months ago

    I’m not looking this up to fact check myself but if I recall the helium used for party balloons is impure somehow, and is not the variety critical for other industrial uses.

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      7 months ago

      I’ve heard that as well, but I couldn’t find a source either.