A method of producing synthetic diamonds using tequila – Mexico’s favourite alcoholic drink – has been discovered, scientists there say.
Not from The Onion. I thank Michael Makowsky for the pointer.
Mexican alchemy?
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Does it involve drinking the tequila?
If experimenting with tequila is the standard, it looks like I worked as a Mexican scientist for most of my college career. Who knew?
Does Henry Paulson know about this?
If experimenting with tequila is the standard, it looks like I worked as a Mexican scientist for most of my college career.
We are all Mexican scientists now.
According to what is public so far, it’s not “alchemy”, nor “Mexican science” (with “experimenting with tequila” being the standard)…It’s just applied science…c’mon people…I thought this blog was a little bit more serious…
Brilliant Paul!
PS Doesn’t a cubic zirconia have the same chemical structure as a diamond,
but is just man-made? They look the same as diamonds, anyway.
@Tyler
“tequila – Mexico’s favourite alcoholic drink”
Uh, not true. Beer is Mexico’s favorite drink at 51.8 liters/person/year. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_beer_consumption_per_capita
You can buy and gain very cheap holic money.
it is not a secret at all.
New technology is always given us surprising and life way changing.
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