48 seconds. I predict a glut of helium. balloons for everyone

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      7 months ago

      Alright, did some research, first off you’re wrong about this being the reason even if this was a plausible reason. The real reason is the ash and heat divertors failed.

      Second, you don’t even need liquid helium for super conduction. Here’s a few closed loop helium gas coolers that get to 10 kelvin. They need to be refilled on the scale of years, not from a single test.

      https://www.arscryo.com/closed-cycle-cryocoolers https://stirlingcryogenics.com/products/closed-loop-helium-gas-cooling-system/

      I get you care deeply about helium loss but this is the last thing you should be accidentally spreading misinformation about. This process literally creates more helium then it uses.

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        7 months ago

        I didn’t say they did, just said probably, I’m just a stupid redneck.

        Oh and how do we capture said multi thousand deg helium?

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          Oh and how do we capture said multi thousand deg helium?

          By cooling down the air that contains it until it’s liquid, then distilling that. Actually a standard process though usually you freeze down natural gas not just random air, it’s quite helium-rich.