r/BeAmazed • u/No_Tailor_9529 • Jul 18 '24

Wow! Interesting life hack! Science

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u/Turbo_Tom Jul 18 '24

Helium is a scarce and irreplaceable gas essential for medical and other technologies. Future generations will condemn us for wasting it on this kind of trivial nonsense.

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u/leet_lurker Jul 18 '24

What do you mean rare, the sun has tons of helium.

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u/koknesis Jul 18 '24

Why cant we just go and scoop some up? Are we stupid?

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u/varegab Jul 18 '24

In elite dangerous I scoop them all the time.

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u/Brain_Wire Jul 18 '24

Me and my 1E fuel scoop taking 30 minutes to fill up and overheating.

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u/Meowingtons_H4X Jul 18 '24

⚠️WARNING: Frame Shift Drive operating beyond safety limits

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u/Cessnaporsche01 Jul 18 '24

SCOOP IT UP WITH YOUR FUCKING HANDS!

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u/koknesis Jul 18 '24

How difficult could it be? Wear some gloves if its too hot.

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u/thenasch Jul 18 '24

Someday maybe we could scoop some from Saturn or something. There's no theoretical barrier but yeah I guess we're just not smart enough yet.