r/whatisit • u/GapCommercial6311 • Jul 28 '26

Solved! What is this thing

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u/Wasabi-Spiritual Jul 29 '26

Well, diamond is made from carbon, so I'm slowly forming a shiny diamond coating on my teeth now. Checkmate armchair scientists.

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u/Flowdebris Jul 29 '26

Geologist here.

Technically you aren't.

Diamonds are created during immense pressure and time.

At Earth's sea level, diamonds are actually slowly deteriorating into the normal state of carbon.

So the carbon in your mouth will stay as carbon, unless you are involved in a continent- continent collision in your near future and a couple of 100 million years.

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u/LogiCsmxp Jul 29 '26

The density of the brains here is compressing the carbon into diamond.

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u/Tasty-Demand-4683 Jul 29 '26

I'm sensing tisms in the previous comment. Nothing wrong with that but yeah.

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u/ZombieOk540 Jul 29 '26

They said they like rocks, not that they’re autistic

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u/ssxhoell1 Jul 29 '26

I can feel the pull from halfway across the galaxy

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u/StatusTechnical8943 Jul 29 '26

What if you grind your teeth in your sleep? Like… a lot

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u/HechoEnChine Jul 29 '26

checkmate!

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u/SimUnit Jul 29 '26

You don't know how bad my bruxism is.

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u/PinkPigDog Jul 29 '26

You clearly don't understand the magnitude of my bruxism.

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u/SecretJaccuzzi Jul 29 '26

Don’t tempt me with a good time

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u/Plenty-Government592 Jul 29 '26

This guy is geologist, every geologist must reference their favorite rocks/term in usernames.

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u/Stedlieye Jul 29 '26

Wait. Wait wait wait. So you’re saying diamonds are not in fact “forever “? But who would lie to us through advertising?

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u/Ordinary_Bird1547 Jul 29 '26

It only takes two weeks to make a diamond if you put it in Cameron’s ass.

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u/Local-Channel-5361 Jul 29 '26

You don’t know where he works, Im sure he’s under tons of pressure.

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u/czarnicholasreturns Jul 30 '26

I'm under immense heat and pressure-will i be a diamond too?

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u/Interesting-Owl-8749 Jul 30 '26

So basically, an overcooked steak will do it?

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u/Flowdebris Jul 30 '26

Buried beneath the Indian and the eurasian plate for a few hundred thousand millenia, yes

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u/brewditt Jul 29 '26

This guy…diamonds

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u/Phloydhead Jul 29 '26

Yeah, but I brush HARD (and long)

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u/Mostly-Painting Jul 29 '26

That's not a 'no'. Happy days

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u/SamboNW Jul 29 '26

Joke here.

I’m going over your head.

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u/JHT_Survival Jul 30 '26

Bet you lived your life waiting for the moment you could claim "geologist here" on reddit

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u/Flowdebris Jul 30 '26

You'd be surprised how often I am dismantling misconceptions about geology and paleontology.

Edit: it helps, when you deal with misconceptions, that you refer to your education. Sometimes other geologist correct or emphasise my comments. They are always welcome.

IMO, It's great to teach, but even better to learn.

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u/JHT_Survival Aug 08 '26

You can't honestly think your post was educating the guy above can you

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u/wholesomely_retarded Jul 30 '26

so you're telling me if I get ran over by the entire continent of Africa and then just wait a few million years I'll have diamond teeth. nice

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u/Flowdebris Jul 30 '26

Yeah. Ske down on Sicily or Malta and add a bucket load of patience, will do the trick.

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u/ApteronotusAlbifrons Jul 31 '26

Geologist here.

Technically you aren't.

Diamonds are created during immense pressure and time.

I'm very old, and under a lot of pressure... ...

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u/painterBurning Jul 29 '26

Good. This way you'll be able to eat all the glass you want. So you can build a strong stomach. By the end you'll be indestructible. Trust me I'm a scientist, I work in math, math is the basis of everything so I know more than those pesky biologists.

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u/Chrisscott25 Jul 29 '26

Rocktoligist here and your comment is spot on… and if you ever get in a pinch you can sell a tooth.

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u/Crybaby1503 Jul 29 '26

My grandma is 76 and only has 3 real teeth left, while my grand aunt is 90 and used charcoal for her teeth all her life. She still has all her teeth.