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78 comments on Goodbye Helium, Goodbye Brainscans

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ziz on January 16, 2008 - 7:11pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

Perhaps we could ban the sale of helium those damned celebration balloons to preserve stocks ?

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Gail the Actuary on January 17, 2008 - 1:41pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

What percentage of helium is used in celebration balloons? I would agree that this is a use that should be eliminated - or perhaps have a very high tax levied, to strongly discourage it.

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Rembrandt on January 18, 2008 - 7:07am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

@Gail

Approximately 7% of world Helium consumption is used for balloon type purposes.

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