Helium. This I did not see coming.

[richardh@mastodon.nz]

@knowprose Interesting. I had thought the USA was the main source of helium.

[blargyblargh@a2mi.social]

@knowprose War is Hell...

...aciously Stupid!

oil troubles make sense, but helium sure wasn't on my bingo card either

[knowprose@mastodon.social]

@blargyblargh yeah. When I saw it, it was just as I wrote it.

[cawguy@mstdn.ca]

@knowprose Finally I’m in on the investment action. I don’t have any precious metals squirrelled away, but I do have a few big tanks of helium for welding here. 🤑

[knowprose@mastodon.social]

@CAWguy 🤣

[softwaretheron@mas.to]

@richardh
I had that impression as well, till I found out better in the early 2000s.
Back in the day (1970s?) the only source was an oil well in Texas.

@knowprose

[softwaretheron@mas.to]

@lfzz
Yes. If you get away with one.

@knowprose

[softwaretheron@mas.to]

@knowprose
And the fertiliser. Expect food prices to rise quickly in the summer.

@carstenfranke

[carstenfranke@mastodon.social]

@SoftwareTheron @knowprose and I just saw a blib about a aluminum smelter that is shutting down capacity. Fun fun fun /s

[knowprose@mastodon.social]

@SoftwareTheron @carstenfranke plenty of manure in the White House.

Grab a microphone. 🤣

[cstamp@mastodon.social]

@knowprose Sadly, it’s in limited supply. :(

[paladin@mastodon.nu]

@knowprose Trump is a stable genius!

[juergen_hubert@mementomori.social]

@knowprose

Civilization is a complex beast. Thus, you shouldn't attack it with a chainsaw if you don't know what you are doing.