Up, up and away!

what's luckier than helium balloons?!

nothing! but i heard some tragic news. apparently, helium is a non-renewable resource:

once it's gone, it's gone forever:

we could be on our last joyous, bouncy, sea turtle-killing balloons as we speak:

but there's good news, as well! i ALSO heard that the u.s. controls over 70% of the helium on the planet:

 

so we'll have all of the balloons left to be had right here in the us of a:

 

...oops.