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Orange Blooded [3348]
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Pyrotechnics to Replace Balloon Launch?
Aug 10, 2012, 11:02 AM
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Possibly...
Please don't shoot the messenger, but helium is in short supply and it's not going to get better - that's a fact. If it hasn't already happened, it's inevitable this tradition will become history.
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MVP [541]
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Re: Pyrotechnics to Replace Balloon Launch?
Aug 10, 2012, 11:04 AM
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Son of a ####### #####!!!!!!!!
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Oculus Spirit [93579]
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What about methane?
Aug 10, 2012, 11:05 AM
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There's plenty of it here in the mange and don't start with the fat people jokes either. 
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110%er [6057]
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How about hydrogen filled balloons? Best of both worlds
Aug 10, 2012, 11:15 AM
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with a little luck.
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Oculus Spirit [93579]
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Should we consult Lt. Dan?
Aug 10, 2012, 11:17 AM
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Surely, he would be our resident expert on explosions and such.
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All-In [29076]
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Source? Who says we're running out of helium?
Aug 10, 2012, 11:21 AM
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I think that's ####. Wouldn't mind some fireworks though after a win at a night game.
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Legend [19589]
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Legend [19589]
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Why is the federal government involved in setting helium
Aug 10, 2012, 11:23 AM
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prices in the first place? Why not let the market play out naturally.
And why is the US govt. increasing prices so dramaticlly anyways?
Helium is one of the most abundant gases there is.
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Re: Why is the federal government involved in setting helium
Aug 10, 2012, 12:36 PM
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Helium is regulated because it was used in both world wars, and as such was a war material.
Helium is *not* one of the most abundant gases on earth. You can't manufacture it directly; but it is a byproduct of natural gas extraction and purification. And if the gov't doesn't regulate it, companies could possibly just release it into the atmosphere.
http://www.madehow.com/Volume-4/Helium.html#b
The price is rising because supply is going to run out. It's simple economics.
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Of course it's screwed up ... the US Gov't is involved!!!***
Aug 10, 2012, 11:33 AM
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Re: Pyrotechnics to Replace Balloon Launch?
Aug 10, 2012, 11:34 AM
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I know it's tradition, but I have never really liked it. Nothing says hardnose tough football like balloons
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Legend [15863]
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What about the children?
Aug 10, 2012, 12:02 PM
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Rock Defender [53]
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Curse Pierre Jules Cesar Janssen! *******
Aug 10, 2012, 12:02 PM
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