Theoretically, one could make a lot of money stockpiling the stuff now and selling it later. However I doubt I'm the first to notice that. If enough people do that it would at least buffer the shock.
Theoretically, one could make a lot of money stockpiling the stuff now and selling it later. However I doubt I'm the first to notice that. If enough people do that it would at least buffer the shock.
2010+15=2025. 2025!=2015. So unless he is having a serious senior moment, he must be talking about something other than the federal stockpile being gone by 2025.
From context - 'supplies', not 'stores' - I read this as a prediction about the US oil industry's production of helium in the course of its operations.
This is in fact a prediction, since many things could change US helium production from ending in 2025; an asteroid could destroy us all, new helium pockets could be found, taxes could shut down US oil exploitation, etc.
Well... by that measure, any statement regarding the future is a prediction.
"I'll see you tomorrow!" - but maybe an asteroid will hit overnight....
(Is this not obvious? Then replace your friend with someone who is about to go over the trenches, or has a terminal disease, or say 'I'll see you in 50 years.'. It's just usually so very highly probable that the small smidgen of uncertainty is hidden from us. From the point of view of life insurance companies, making accurate predictions about how long your friend will survive is very serious business.)