is it possible, in any way, to destroy a diamond....

 

i know they are the hardest substance on earth, but is it possible....

 

e.g. put them next to a nuke! or in a black hole

 

ps. dont use another diamond!

If you hit a diamond with a lump hammer, on an anvil, it will shatter into dust. They are not that hard, sudden shocks shatter them the same as toughened glass.

Or, you could put them under extremely high temperature and make them turn into carbon dioxide! DONT try this at home, I don't want to be paying bills for people foolish enough to try it and say "aommaster told me too!"

I doubt that most people can afford the gear to reach the above mentioned temps.

Well yeah. But, it is a way of destroying diamonds. Nuking it would destroy it becuase of the temperatures that can be produced.

Um, why would you destroy a diamond anyway.If i had one that i could destroy id keep it...

And I think a black hole is a little to extreme

lol. If you have diamonds that you want to destroy, give them to me, they'll dissapear in no time!

I guess you could put it on the tracks and a train will smash it

Apparently, diamonds will burn at the same temperature as coal, being made of the same substance. So, just throw them on the fire.

I want to bring back this question:

Um, why would you destroy a diamond anyway

to make further contributions of greenhouse gasses

oh, I would burn my 10,000 quid diamond to add a teeny-weeny bit of carbon dioxide in the air... perfect!

actualy, industrial grade diamonds aren`t all that expensive, if you take the stylus from the tone arm on an old record player, there`s usualy 2 needle like diamonds on those,

they`re not very big, but perfect if you wanted to experiment with destroying one

I still think the train tracks are effective, either it explodes or get very flat.

either it explodes

which is what should happen

 

or get very flat

which is what shouldn't happen!

I'd take the diamond, pretend to destroy it, and sell it.

 

But the burning like coal thing sounds like a way to bypass fossil fuels. You know, have everyone donate a ring for the local power plant.

 

 

(no, really, I'm not that stupid)

(no, really, I'm not that stupid)

 

I hope so )))

i agree with some of the above if i was given a diamond why the heck would i destroy it

i agree with some of the above if i was given a diamond why the heck would i destroy it

 

If i were given a diamond i would wonder why it was given to me.

If I were given I diamond, I would think that I was dreaming!

the point is can it be destroyed...and by this does it mean by the scratch test or by a nuke...nukes would do it but could u beat it in a scratch test

but could u beat it in a scratch test

 

if you had all the time in the world! Scratching just means making a tiny 'trench' on the surface. This means that some of the atoms have been rubbed away. So, if you had all the time in the world, you could, in effect change it to dust!

Apparently, diamonds will burn at the same temperature as coal, being made of the same substance. So, just throw them on the fire.

 

(at the risk of sounding like a complete moron)

 

You're kidding, right? I have a hard time wrapping my mind around the concept of burning a diamond. I mean, I'm no chemist, but hey...

Yeah I don't think that Glider is right either (though I'm not sure). Isn't the melting point of diamonds near 4500 degrees Celsius?

Glider's probably confusing coal and graphite.