Morgan Freeman altered his famous voice with helium for a segment of his Science Channel show Through the Wormhole, so Jimmy Fallon figured he'd be up for doing it again on The Tonight Show.
In the name of science, distinguished actor and voice of God Morgan Freeman sucked on a helium balloon, turning his famously deep voice high and squeaky for the Science Channel's Through the Wormhole.
Science! Just when everyone's having a great time, it comes along and tells us to turn down the music. Or, at the very least, to stop blowing up party balloons with helium, you heathens, because you're ruining some very important experiments.
Thanks to artificially low prices, helium reserves could be entirely depleted in 100 years—jeopardizing the space and nuclear industries, which use the element for crucial components and processes. That squeaky voice isn't so funny anymore, is it?