Expensive if a relative thing. I will bet it costs less over here than 
over there. What's everybody paying for helium out there? In Virginia 
Beach, VA 244 cuft costs $80 and 7$ a month tank rental. Thats a small 
price to pay, if you ask me.

   Jim

On 11/14/97 6:28 AM Jeremy Downs wrote:

>So why the hell is it so expensive then?? (even here in the US)
>
>At 08:49 PM 11/12/97 -0400, Ted wrote:
>>it is produced faster than it can be used at this time simply because
>>science has not found enough uses for it
>>excess helium is stored in large tanks in texas just in case another use
>>ever comes up (or more people wise up and stop diving air)
>>
>
>


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