TIL Scientists in Mexico turned tequila into diamonds by heating a cheap shot to 800 degrees Celsius. At that temp, it vaporized and broke down into its atomic constituents, producing a fine layer of carbon crystal structures identical to diamonds on nearby metal trays.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/nov/13/agriculture-mexico-tequila-diamonds



Submitted February 11, 2015 at 04:47PM by DrWeeGee http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2vixyq/til_scientists_in_mexico_turned_tequila_into/