• lath@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    Helium is portrayed as second most abundant element in the universe. Not scarce at all. Our ability to collect and make use of it, that’s scarce.

    A squirrel would probably need about 100 balloons.

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      8 hours ago

      Second most abundant doesn’t really convey how much more abundant it is compared to other elements.

      About 75% of all the mass in the universe is hydrogen, about 23% is helium, 1% oxygen, and that leaves just 1% for everything else.