Archive for December 12th, 2004

2004-12-12

A Diamond Is Not Forever

Filed under: Chemistry — Geoff @ 2:27 pm

I don’t watch much TV, but of course since it’s December, there are lots of jewelry commercials. I just saw the “A Diamond Is Forever” bit by DeBeers.

As a chemist, this has always bugged me. A diamond is not forever–the most stable form of carbon is graphite. So much for truth in advertising. A diamond [...]

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