4 Substances Harder than Diamonds But With Much Suckier Names »

Posted By mrmunchies 5 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology
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Buckyballs are forever. “With this wurtzite boron nitride ring, I thee wed.” Doesn’t quite sound right does it? There’s just something about that word: “diamond.” It stems from the ancient Greek word adámas, which means “proper,” “unalterable” and “unbreakable.”

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    Charlson5 months, 1 week ago

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    You learn something new everyday.

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      pc255 months, 1 week ago

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      funny that they failed to mention the liberal cranial structure

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