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		joosters on Dec 17, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Will We Run Out of Helium? Isn't the main problem causing the shortage of helium that it doesn't struggle to be lifted off the Earth, in fact it floats away quite effectively on its own?

wyattpeak on Dec 17, 2019 [–]

Yes, but this won't help with gas giants - the reason they have a large amount of helium is that their gravity is sufficient to keep it in.

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