voidx@futurology.todayM to Futurology@futurology.todayEnglish · 7 months agoDiamonds can now be created from scratch in the lab in just 15 minuteswww.earth.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1169arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 months agoReally? That’s pretty cool.
minus-squareAtelopus-zeteki@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 months agoNo, see my comment above. It’s a reference to a Paul Simon song, “Diamonds on the soles of her shoes”. While they might make the shoe soles last longer, they would be abrasive to flooring materials, and so not really practical at any price.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoAh thanks for the clarification. What was the point (ha!) of the shoes in the song? Surely it wasn’t just scratching floors?
Shoe soles.
Really? That’s pretty cool.
No, see my comment above. It’s a reference to a Paul Simon song, “Diamonds on the soles of her shoes”. While they might make the shoe soles last longer, they would be abrasive to flooring materials, and so not really practical at any price.
Ah thanks for the clarification. What was the point (ha!) of the shoes in the song? Surely it wasn’t just scratching floors?