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exe34 • yesterday at 10:09 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

There are other sources of energy. With helium, once it's gone, there's nothing to replace it.


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thaumasiotes • yesterday at 10:25 PM

Well, there is; you can just wait for more helium to be produced underground. That's the same method that provided the helium we have now.

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wongarsu • yesterday at 10:37 PM

Jupiter's atmosphere is about 25% helium. And then there's the other gas giants, and the sun itself (also about a quarter helium)

We risk running out of cheap helium. But if you are willing to pay infinite money there is near-infinite helium

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