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kevin_thibedeau
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The Elite Club That Rules the Diamond World Is Sta...
Diamonds burn.
mortenjorck
on July 30, 2019
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At 900° C, or about 20% of the temperature of the surface of the sun. I actually thought it would be higher!
triangleman
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They will also theoretically degrade back to graphite over time, the way ice degrades to water at room temperature.
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carbon_basic_phase...
jdnenej
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Low enough to be burned in a house fire.
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