Privatizing the US national helium reserve. Gonna laugh when in a few years the government of another nation ends up owning it. Helium is dwindling finite resource that key technological infrastructure relies upon.

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[–] Grownbravy@hexbear.net 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Havent they been in the middle of doing this for like 20 years?

[–] YearOfTheCommieDesktop@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They finished the sell-down years ago to a much reduced capacity but now they're outright selling off the entire remaining stockpile and all the infrastructure

[–] RonPaulyShore@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

actors in munchkin roles reeling.

[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

The lollipop guild is in shambles

[–] stigsbandit34z@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is there like a SpongeBob meme where the magic conch is capital and he’s is pulling it for an answer or something

This is the equivalent of our very logical and rational economic system btw

[–] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

magic-conch-shell

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[–] Melina@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago

It’s over for balloons

[–] stigsbandit34z@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Serious question: is there a replacement for helium or is it sorta a when it’s gone it’s gone kinda deal

[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

pretty sure it just goes up to the top of the atmosphere and stays there.

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[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Clown world should have been our meme.

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[–] HumanBehaviorByBjork@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

prepare for Balloonpocalypse

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