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by hbrav 101 days ago
Tech divers are also probably gonna be having a Bad Time. Helium mixes are already pretty expensive, I assume this will make it far worse.
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This is an extremely pure form of He, not the stuff used by the divers. That's a completely different supply chain.
Also, copper welding involves the use of helium as shielding gas. Helium shortage is painful
Interesting. Do you know why it uses helium?
A few different reasons, none of which i feel qualified to explain.

All of my knowledge is second hand from this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRxAANqmrL0

The man in the video is Chris Razer and he explains everything very well. I wish he had more long form content online for people to learn and understand