• beaverbacon@lemm.ee
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    1 day ago

    Apples to oranges. Gold is an element while diamond is just a specific lattice of carbon.

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      1 day ago

      remind me 100 years.

      I know that gold is an element, updated to avoid confusing the confused.

      Nature of tech progress getting better over time applies to both. Many didn’t believe diamond can be made in factory until tech caught up. Tech advancement already makes new elements in current reactors. Fusion reactors are coming next.

      Creating new isotopes, elements is already a business. Eventually, we will get to gold.