bookhopper Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Hope someone can help me? (and that this is posted in correct thread) Does anyone know where i can get a helium cannister or 2 for cheap?Thanks. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/30015-helium/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKruger Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 i know you can get it on the internet for order.or if you have a teenager, look under their bed ! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/30015-helium/#findComment-624014 Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Bob* Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Sure that isn't nitrous oxide you're thinking of there, KK? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/30015-helium/#findComment-624020 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookhopper Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 No teenager, online its ?30 a pop, which I feel is abit steep?? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/30015-helium/#findComment-624021 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Don't use heliumhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/a-ballooning-problem-the-great-helium-shortage-8439108.html Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/30015-helium/#findComment-624025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKruger Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Actually *Bob*, you're right (as you knew you were), there goes my street credentials. NO2 it is.Thinking about it, if your teenager had helium under his bed it'd be on the ceiling of his room ! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/30015-helium/#findComment-624031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosieH Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Yeah, what Steve said. No helium!Unless it's for your personal MRI machine..? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/30015-helium/#findComment-624036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingy68 Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Asda old kent road. ?20 for cannister and ballons party pack . Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/30015-helium/#findComment-624037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 That was helpful Kingy Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/30015-helium/#findComment-624045 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookhopper Posted March 11, 2013 Author Share Posted March 11, 2013 thank you very much kingy68, checked online they do sell it. spent 49 minutes to be precise on hold to be put through to someone to find out if they have any in stock before i go there, Alas, no one bothered to answer. Ill have to make the trip.thanks for your help :) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/30015-helium/#findComment-624179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crokes Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I was in Asda just over a week ago - they had plenty in stock (look at the party aisle up near the chemist counter). Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/30015-helium/#findComment-624198 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveo Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Are you thick? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/30015-helium/#findComment-624273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worker Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Bit harsh steveo.Question - if the US is selling off its supply at bargain prices, why is Dr. Stokes facility not buying it to ensure they stay open. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/30015-helium/#findComment-624278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopOne Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I don't think this is quite a simple as the Independent article makes out. They are not alone in this.Industrial helium is mostly sourced from Natural Gas and is supplied in liquified form. Balloon gas is a recycled by-product from MRI machines and other sources. It has impurities and so is no longer suitable for industrial use. Check on this with your local supplier.I don't tend to buy He balloons but with a 5 year old around we do inevitably acquire them and so I do occasionally inhale it to amuse my daughter. This is perfectly safe to do from a balloon BTW but don't do this from a cylinder - the pressure can cause the bends in the same way as with nitrogen for a diver.There is an awful lot of bad science kicking around to do with Helium. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/30015-helium/#findComment-624317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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