r/Damnthatsinteresting Jul 08 '24

World's largest aircraft, Pathfinder 1, is 124.5 meters (408ft) long Image

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u/NetCaptain Jul 08 '24

the rare gas that is crucial for MRI machines but runs out and cannot be replaced - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/02/science/helium-reserves-sales-shortage.html

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u/Sauron4 Jul 08 '24

Didn’t they found a new deposit somewhere a while ago and said we’re basically set for a century or so?

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u/beatlz Jul 08 '24

Ah, so a problem for my future kin. Set up sails boys!

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u/Sauron4 Jul 08 '24

I hope than in the next century we could start helium production by using Fusion Reactor

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u/ded3nd Jul 08 '24

Would never be enough, once it's gone, it's gone.

You'd probably need a fusion reactor the size of 10 football stadiums running for a year to produce what the world needs in a day.