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2026-06-16 Science & Technology

What is Helium-3 and could we get it from the moon?

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-06-16 02:49|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1833 views ] Top

1 Does helium 3 still make you sound like a munchkin?

Posted by Super Hose 2026-06-16 12:27|| 2026-06-16 12:27|| Front Page Top

2 ^ Bottle up Chuck Schumer speeches

Posted by Frank G 2026-06-16 12:37|| 2026-06-16 12:37|| Front Page Top

3 According to anonymous sources, there are vast quantities of helium-3 stored in that old Nazi base on the dark side of the Moon. This could explain the sudden interest in establishing a permanent manned* Moon base.

* By "manned" we mean predominately male, but with sufficient girls to keep the feminist harpies quiet.

Posted by SteveS 2026-06-16 13:53|| 2026-06-16 13:53|| Front Page Top

4 * By "manned" we mean predominately male, but with sufficient girls to keep the feminist harpies quiet.

Frequently referred to as moonbats.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-06-16 14:20|| 2026-06-16 14:20|| Front Page Top

5 sufficient girls to keep the feminist harpies quiet.

And no, you can't bring your cats

Posted by Frank G 2026-06-16 15:21|| 2026-06-16 15:21|| Front Page Top

6 H3 implies working fusion

Posted by 3dc 2026-06-16 16:48|| 2026-06-16 16:48|| Front Page Top

7 ...old Nazi base on the dark side of the Moon.

So the old base is a mobile base that always keep itself in the dark?

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2026-06-16 21:56|| 2026-06-16 21:56|| Front Page Top

8 ^ We could refer to it as the Far Side, but then people would assume it was populated by cows making remarks.

Posted by SteveS 2026-06-16 22:28|| 2026-06-16 22:28|| Front Page Top

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