by Kathi Leiden | Jul 10, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science
High levels of helium-3 have been discovered in oil wells in Southern California, which changes everything we thought we knew about the Newport-Inglewood fault line and has reignited fears of another “big one.” On Earth, helium-3 is insanely rare. It is only found in...
by Kathi Leiden | Jul 7, 2015 | Helium, Helium Stunts
“I was looking down at a 747…” On July 5, Dan Boria took to the Canadian skies in a plastic lawn chair powered by more than 100 helium balloons, in a stunt to advertise a cleaning business. The idea was to float a banner for the business and then jump out of the...
by Kathi Leiden | Jun 29, 2015 | Helium, Helium Safety, Helium Stunts
Britain’s “The Paul O’Grady Show” is under investigation for its stunt featuring the talk show host inhaling helium – a practice that can result in serious injury or even death. A spokesman from Ofcom, the United Kingdom’s broadcasting regulator,...
by Kathi Leiden | Jun 23, 2015 | Helium
Every five or so years, the helium industry experiences a demand that exceeds the supply. Furthermore, helium isn’t cheap, regardless of times of surplus or shortage. If you want to save your dollars and get the most out of every molecule of the notoriously...
by Kathi Leiden | Jun 17, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science
The answer to the world’s energy problems could be laying in the dust on our own moon. Chinese scientists say that the rare Helium-3 isotope found on the moon could provide enough clean energy to power Earth for tens of thousands of years, ridding humanity of...
by Kathi Leiden | Jun 15, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Uses
When we think of uses for helium, most everyone immediately thinks of party balloons, blimps, and high-pitched voices. However, the uses for helium go far beyond just a few novelties. (Never inhale helium, by the way. It can kill you.) In fact, without helium, we may...
by Kathi Leiden | Jun 12, 2015 | Helium, Helium Stunts
Two Eagles pilots Leonid Tiukhtyaev and Troy Bradley have broken the two most coveted world records in ballooning after floating from Japan to Mexico in a helium-filled balloon. Tiukhtyaev, 58, and Bradley, 50, were roommates for nearly seven days, sharing a five-foot...
by Kathi Leiden | Jun 2, 2015 | Helium, Helium Science, Helium Uses
It’s the largest, most complex machine ever built and has become one of the coldest places on planet Earth. Without helium however, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is nothing more than a $9 billion tube. Hey we have tons of helium too by the way. Get a free...
by Kathi Leiden | May 29, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Safety, Helium Stunts
We’re nearly halfway through 2015 now and the first half of the year brought us a bizarre new trend among teens and adults alike: helium burping. Yep, it makes a funny noise. What isn’t funny about helium burping is that it is unbelievably dangerous and it...
by Kathi Leiden | May 28, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has discovered a massive reserve of helium underneath Yellowstone that is believed to be 2,000,000,000 (yes, billion) years old— and it’s escaping by the second. In fact, there is so much helium escaping the park (about 60 tons...
