After waiting nearly two weeks for all the necessar parts to be shipped, the next step was to get helium. So like any teenager would do, I just typed in helium into google to find a local supplier. But the I can across this article, Popular Mechanics: "Why is there a helium shortage?". The article goes on to talk about the importance of helium and how one of the most abundant materials on Earth, is "running out". The article proceeds to say, "The federal government, which sets helium prices, announced in April that helium prices would spike from $75.75 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) in FY 2012 to $84 per Mcf in FY 2013. (Last year, prices rose only 75 cents.) This price spike, along with uncertain federal policy (and a peculiar industry setup to begin with), is threatening to create a shortage" (Magill).
After reading this, frustration stuck because I knew a new idea will need to be made.
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