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Old 11-06-19 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by fullergarrett
IIRC, there was someone on YouTube who tried helium in their BMX tires. Didn't really do much.

Here's one video. Although there are others on YouTube. See, I'm not the only one willing to do dumb experiments.

https://youtu.be/vJNg4njdyLo
I suspect your tire would be flat the next day. As we know from party balloons, the small helium atoms escape through the pores of the rubber much faster than air molecules.
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