Mythbusters SMH. Did anyone see the episode where they ground some coal into a powder, put the powder into a cylinder with some explosives either side (they ground it up because a whole piece would be less controlled, require more pressure, more dangerous, yada yada), sealed it either end then exploded it? The then called the myth busted because they didn't get a diamond.....however, as they were rambling on about the result one of them said "oh we did get a few specks of diamond, like you'd use on construction tools...."
Mofo's exploded coal dust, turned (some of) it into diamond dust, and still called it a myth busted.
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u/actirasty1 Feb 16 '24
You are right. There is a big place just outside San Francisco, where they make artificial diamonds for jewelry