# Whence helium?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-helium/445864>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 18, 2008, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-helium/445864 "2008-04-18T10:16:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-helium/445864/21 "2008-04-19T00:05:29Z")

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Just fire up a few fusion reactors, and make some from hydrogen. I hear we’re only about 30 years away from having the technology. 😛

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**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-helium/445864/22 "2008-04-19T01:33:14Z")

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Seriously, is this looming helium shortage something I need to be worrying about? Should I be hoarding canisters of helium, or AK-47’s?

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