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7. because the price of oils is going up, so is the price of sulfur. (byproduct of oil production)

Thu Mar 19, 2026, 08:23 AM

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which is also used in abundance in the chip industry

everything that uses a chip, in as little as 3 months from now, will sky rocket in price.

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There has been a helium shortage for some time BumRushDaShow Yesterday #2

They could always use BumRushDaShow Yesterday #4

Ha! Oh, the humanity! QueerDuck Yesterday #5

Oh, the huge manatee. area51 21 hrs ago #10

Groan! QueerDuck 21 hrs ago #11

So no more MRI's? Computer Chips? blue-wave Yesterday #6

US is the world's second largest producer of sulfur, after China. eppur_se_muova Yesterday #9

I was an MR service engineer prior to retirement. Dr. T Yesterday #8

Might be a world shortage but I doubt a severe US shortage EX500rider 20 hrs ago #13

Don't "doubt", look at the conditions BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #14