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[*] posted on 2-26-2021 at 01:17 PM


Lencho, I don't know what was used in most places, the weather stations I was sent to were off the road system in bush Alaska, so the helium tanks that were there for a back up came in by air freight. That made helium even more expensive!

My brief employment with the weather service was in the late 80s, and back then, all of the weather balloons within the system were supposed to be launched simultaneously (within a certain time frame). There was helium on hand if the first balloon failed to reach altitude for any reason.

I don't even know how much they are used anymore since much of the data is now gathered by satellites and fixed stations.

By the way, in the hydrogen generating facility, there were no electical outlets or switches, power tools and cords were prohibited, and any hand tools used were bronze to avoid creating a spark!

The byproduct of creating hydrogen from water, is oxygen! It was just vented out into the atmosphere, and according to the permanent station employee, it was sometimes a useful tool to treat a hangover!

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[*] posted on 2-26-2021 at 02:12 PM


Dilithium crystals are the future. George Soros has already staked out the only known source and is estimating beginning of mining operations in 2030.



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[*] posted on 2-26-2021 at 02:58 PM


Quote: Originally posted by mtgoat666  
Dilithium crystals are the future. George Soros has already staked out the only known source and is estimating beginning of mining operations in 2030.


I'll bet Elon Musk gets there first, he has his own rockets!

[Edited on 2-26-2021 by AKgringo]




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