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kzrdude
45 days ago
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Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a ...
Do you know if the other 20% is oxygen (as was claimed) or if it's air? I just think the latter seems cheaper and more likely.
pfdietz
44 days ago
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I think it may be CO2. CO2 in the gas would cause all sorts of unpleasant effects that would discourage continuing to breath it, and CO2 is probably cheaper to store and transport than oxygen.
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