5614 Posted July 16, 2004 Posted July 16, 2004 is it possible, in any way, to destroy a diamond.... i know they are the hardest substance on earth, but is it possible.... e.g. put them next to a nuke! or in a black hole ps. dont use another diamond!
atinymonkey Posted July 16, 2004 Posted July 16, 2004 If you hit a diamond with a lump hammer, on an anvil, it will shatter into dust. They are not that hard, sudden shocks shatter them the same as toughened glass.
aommaster Posted July 16, 2004 Posted July 16, 2004 Or, you could put them under extremely high temperature and make them turn into carbon dioxide! DONT try this at home, I don't want to be paying bills for people foolish enough to try it and say "aommaster told me too!"
admiral_ju00 Posted July 16, 2004 Posted July 16, 2004 I doubt that most people can afford the gear to reach the above mentioned temps. 1
aommaster Posted July 16, 2004 Posted July 16, 2004 Well yeah. But, it is a way of destroying diamonds. Nuking it would destroy it becuase of the temperatures that can be produced.
Tesseract Posted July 16, 2004 Posted July 16, 2004 Um, why would you destroy a diamond anyway.If i had one that i could destroy id keep it... And I think a black hole is a little to extreme
aommaster Posted July 16, 2004 Posted July 16, 2004 lol. If you have diamonds that you want to destroy, give them to me, they'll dissapear in no time!
Tesseract Posted July 16, 2004 Posted July 16, 2004 I guess you could put it on the tracks and a train will smash it
Glider Posted July 17, 2004 Posted July 17, 2004 Apparently, diamonds will burn at the same temperature as coal, being made of the same substance. So, just throw them on the fire.
aommaster Posted July 17, 2004 Posted July 17, 2004 I want to bring back this question: Um, why would you destroy a diamond anyway
aommaster Posted July 17, 2004 Posted July 17, 2004 oh, I would burn my 10,000 quid diamond to add a teeny-weeny bit of carbon dioxide in the air... perfect!
YT2095 Posted July 17, 2004 Posted July 17, 2004 actualy, industrial grade diamonds aren`t all that expensive, if you take the stylus from the tone arm on an old record player, there`s usualy 2 needle like diamonds on those, they`re not very big, but perfect if you wanted to experiment with destroying one
Tesseract Posted July 17, 2004 Posted July 17, 2004 I still think the train tracks are effective, either it explodes or get very flat.
aommaster Posted July 17, 2004 Posted July 17, 2004 either it explodes which is what should happen or get very flat which is what shouldn't happen!
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted July 17, 2004 Posted July 17, 2004 I'd take the diamond, pretend to destroy it, and sell it. But the burning like coal thing sounds like a way to bypass fossil fuels. You know, have everyone donate a ring for the local power plant. (no, really, I'm not that stupid)
5605 Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 i agree with some of the above if i was given a diamond why the heck would i destroy it
Tesseract Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 i agree with some of the above if i was given a diamond why the heck would i destroy it If i were given a diamond i would wonder why it was given to me.
aommaster Posted July 20, 2004 Posted July 20, 2004 If I were given I diamond, I would think that I was dreaming!
stevemangles Posted July 22, 2004 Posted July 22, 2004 the point is can it be destroyed...and by this does it mean by the scratch test or by a nuke...nukes would do it but could u beat it in a scratch test
aommaster Posted July 22, 2004 Posted July 22, 2004 but could u beat it in a scratch test if you had all the time in the world! Scratching just means making a tiny 'trench' on the surface. This means that some of the atoms have been rubbed away. So, if you had all the time in the world, you could, in effect change it to dust!
palebluehuh Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 Apparently, diamonds will burn at the same temperature as coal, being made of the same substance. So, just throw them on the fire. (at the risk of sounding like a complete moron) You're kidding, right? I have a hard time wrapping my mind around the concept of burning a diamond. I mean, I'm no chemist, but hey...
Gilded Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 Yeah I don't think that Glider is right either (though I'm not sure). Isn't the melting point of diamonds near 4500 degrees Celsius?
Skye Posted September 9, 2004 Posted September 9, 2004 Glider's probably confusing coal and graphite.
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