Helium 101 | National Geographic

What is helium used for, and where does it come from? Learn facts about this noble gas, including how it causes balloons to float, its surprising uses in medicine and exploration, and how its limited availability on Earth could affect science and industry.

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[NatGeo]

Helium is widely known as what makes balloons float, but it has so many more uses in everyday life. What intrigued you the most about this noble gas?

[AzlianaLyana]

1986 1.5 million balloon event quickly comes to mind. What a huge waste. I've read somewhere that we've only got 25-30 years more to go before we lose all available helium. Could be a major disaster for technologies that rely on helium. Helium-3 on the moon anyone? Thanks for sharing National Geographic.

[hearttcar]

I never knew helium is non-renewable until this.

[mariandyp.]

Such an IMPORTANT ELEMENT, a NON-RENEWABLE one, and we just waist it for fun.
Thank you for a very good and concise information.

[muhammadzulqernain]

Wow amazing information..I thought helium might be abundant on Earth..Sad to see it's a non renewable source..😥😥

[ryekis]

This is how chemistry should be taught! Not memorizing the periodic table!

[avrianpradiptya]

Here in Indonesia we filled those baloon with acetylene gas usually used in welding. Its also lighter than air. Need to be careful near candle though as the gas is flammable..

[arrowghost]

Here's a fun fact : If you breath in helium in a controlled way, you can speak like a chipmunk. The opposite of Helium is Sulfur Hexaflouride, you can speak like Darth Vader instead.

[guersomfalcon]

a non-renewable resource and people use it to make funny voices :/

[FairyFrequency]

Awesome history of helium! Wishing you a beautiful day x)

[kingmontero]

Please make "Hydrogen, Oxygen, Beryllium.... (Like KNOWING EACH ELEMENT OF THE PERIODIC TABLE) 101" National Geographic.

[muhammadzulqernain]

What about the helium wasted by Mr Friedrichson in UP movie..?

[naturewildlife]

Best information... thanks national geographic

[inessairdayanty]

Knowing now that helium is non-renewable, I feel bad about always wanting helium balloons and don’t think I’ll order those anymore. 😔 But what did they mean in the video by “pursuing avenues of helium recycling, exploration, and storage”?

[ChefRafi]

Our original element. Stars turned helium into life!

[刘巴顿z]

Oh, wow. I never thought about that. The only thing I know is how people *_”use_* *_it”_* to make funny voices.

[thefifthhour]

2:42 That sounds so sad and depressing,

[olabimpealabi]

I am looking for a element to write about keep it up I I'm learning so much things make More it's going to help a lot in highschool

[dan-pipn]

This is the earliest I've been at a national geographic video

[stefeniedavidmusic]

I didn't know it was a non-renewable resource. If it is finite, why the heck are we wasting it on balloons?