Posted by Jeff B on May 07, 2001 at 08:18:52:
In Reply to: Where Helium comes from: but why so expensive?! posted by AADIVER on May 06, 2001 at 13:18:20:
As posted below;
Here is your helium history;
http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/elements/2.html
Note the cost per 1000 ft3 for grade A.
Someone is making a KILLING on this stuff. The US has the largest supply of it and it was pretty much under lock and key during the cold war, the Hindenburg used hydrogen because the US didnt trust the Germans enough to supply them with the vast quantities of He they needed.
Anybody looking into HE3 for breathing gas?