Friday, October 9, 2009

Burning Diamonds

Ever have the desire to light a diamond on fire? Me neither, but in case you are wondering what it would look like, just watch the clip. You should not do this at home because of the risk of explosion. If you were to take the proper safety precautions you will need to heat it past the point of getting white hot, then blow pure oxygen at it or the flame will go out. Alternatively, you can use liquid oxygen.

Video embedded below. (from http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2009-08/burn-diamonds-torch-and-liquid-oxygen)

Gray Matter: Burning Diamonds from PopSci.com on Vimeo.

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