Helium, where to get...?

[napalm]

I need helium for a child's toy. Can you buy it here in maybe small canisters ? I always see helium inflated balloons at temple fairs etc., so I guess that you must be able to find it somewhere !? Thanks !

[Sandman77]

Try it at your local fire fighters station!

In my home country was avalible there!

And you got a voice like Donald Duck

Defently funny for kids!

[stevehaigh]

get some hydrogen, heat it to 10x the temperture at the core of the sun and you've got free helium (and enough spare heat to run a power station). there's a place in France that's working on it now.

[Guest]

get some hydrogen, heat it to 10x the temperture at the core of the sun and you've got free helium (and enough spare heat to run a power station). there's a place in France that's working on it now.

Smartypants. Everybody knows that's far too expensive way to produce helium for a person who wishes to fill a toy with it.

Far more cheaper way is to get a good chunk of granite, cover it and simply wait for a while for alpha decay to happen. After few million years it's time to collect the helium.

[napalm]

Thanks all ! Great help so far.....

[Guest]

You can also try to ask to buy or where these companies buy their helium:

- Technical dive shops, which use helium as dive gas

http://www.sea-bees.com/phuket/phuket-diving-courses/nitrox-tech-courses/

- Toy/party/advertisement shops

http://en.balloonart2go.com/Contact-Us.html

http://www.balloonserv.com/en/contact/

[napalm]

You can also try to ask to buy or where these companies buy their helium:

- Technical dive shops, which use helium as dive gas

http://www.sea-bees.com/phuket/phuket-diving-courses/nitrox-tech-courses/

- Toy/party/advertisement shops

http://en.balloonart2go.com/Contact-Us.html

http://www.balloonserv.com/en/contact/

OK, that's more like it Many thanks !

P.S. Yes, that's the toy I'm talking about...