by Kathi Leiden | Aug 11, 2015 | Helium, Helium Stunts
Last week we discussed the possibility of brewing beer with helium, but today we’re talking about using helium to (quite literally) take beer to new heights. A couple of die-hard beer fans from “Natty Nation” came up with the idea of making the infamous beer the...
by Kathi Leiden | Aug 7, 2015 | Helium, Helium Uses
To most, helium is synonymous with balloons. One of its biggest uses though is actually to prevent things from blowing up, and that is one of the reasons why we use helium for welding. Helium is an incredibly stable element that is non-reactive, so someone working...
by Kathi Leiden | Aug 4, 2015 | Helium, Helium News, Helium Science
After breaking free from a faulty strut, a helium tank shot up through the liquid oxygen core of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, ultimately causing it to explode just minutes into the June 28 launch. The Falcon 9 was filled with two tons of food, water, and supplies that...
by Kathi Leiden | Jul 31, 2015 | Helium, Helium Stunts
Berkshire Brewing Company released this video as an April Fool’s Day joke and were inundated with requests for the helium beer. Now July, it’s going viral again. Why? And is helium beer possible? Find out. What is possible is fair helium prices from an...
by Kathi Leiden | Jul 31, 2015 | Helium, Helium News
After not showing up to work for a week, 34-year-old UK factory worker Vitalijus Titok was discovered in his home, dead by helium suicide. Although this man’s actions were purposeful, incredibly, most people still do not understand the danger in inhaling helium....