Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Earth, Environment, and Geosciences@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 months ago'It's had 1.1 billion years to accumulate': Helium reservoir in Minnesota has 'mind-bogglingly large' concentrationswww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up141arrow-down10cross-posted to: minnesota@midwest.social
arrow-up141arrow-down1external-link'It's had 1.1 billion years to accumulate': Helium reservoir in Minnesota has 'mind-bogglingly large' concentrationswww.livescience.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Earth, Environment, and Geosciences@mander.xyzEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: minnesota@midwest.social
minus-squareFerrous@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·8 months agoI like to believe all the miners noticed their voices getting super high and started getting giddy.
minus-squarejam12705@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·8 months agoIsn’t that the standard test when mining for helium to make sure it’s the right gas?
minus-squareSpruceBringsteen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·8 months agoThey use canaries, if they sink there’s helium.
minus-squarejam12705@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 months agoOf course, that makes more sense
I like to believe all the miners noticed their voices getting super high and started getting giddy.
Isn’t that the standard test when mining for helium to make sure it’s the right gas?
They use canaries, if they sink there’s helium.
Of course, that makes more sense