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Old 06-06-2026, 09:57 PM
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The United States is currently the largest helium producer in the world. Commercial extraction happens continuously—it takes months to years to build an extraction plant at an existing natural gas field, and 3 to 5 years to develop brand-new exploratory reserves from scratch.

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The United States is currently the largest helium producer in the world. Commercial extraction happens continuously—it takes months to years to build an extraction plant at an existing natural gas field, and 3 to 5 years to develop brand-new exploratory reserves from scratch.

Do you think we'll run out of helium because we sold the US government stockpile to a private company?

As the largest helium producer, I mean.

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Old 06-06-2026, 10:05 PM
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Do you think we'll run out of helium because we sold the US government stockpile to a private company?

As the largest helium producer, I mean.

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While the US is the world's largest helium producer (accounting for over 40% of global supply), the country frequently fails to meet its own demand due to structural production constraints and global supply chain shocks
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Old 06-06-2026, 10:08 PM
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While the US is the world's largest helium producer (accounting for over 40% of global supply), the country frequently fails to meet its own demand due to structural production constraints and global supply chain shocks
Sounds like that helium stockpile wasn't good for nothin'.
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Old 06-06-2026, 10:10 PM
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I wonder if a large producer would benefit from increased prices due to a supply disruption.

Guess we'll have to ask the AI and paste it as our own thoughts.
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Old 06-06-2026, 10:11 PM
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I wonder if a large producer would benefit from increased prices due to a supply disruption.

Guess we'll have to ask the AI and paste it as our own thoughts.
No way an expert and actually googled it.
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Old 06-06-2026, 10:13 PM
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No way an expert and actually googled it.
How is helium babby formed?
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Old 06-06-2026, 10:17 PM
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How is helium babby formed?
By-product of making liquid natural gas.

But storing it doesn't last in tanks (a temporary solution); the long term storage they sold off was a bad idea.
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By-product of making liquid natural gas.

But storing it doesn't last in tanks (a temporary solution); the long term storage they sold off was a bad idea.
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Old 06-06-2026, 10:26 PM
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It's interesting to see that the anti AI arguments are coming from AI ITT.

It reminds me of that strategy of evil overlords like in The Boys when Homelander was giving compound V to terrorists to make super heros seem neccessary.

Like AI out here, "Also tell them helium is running out—and that Im going to use all the helium. That will really get you two angry at each other. And neither of you know fuck all about heluim so it will sound smart."
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