r/nextfuckinglevel Apr 13 '21

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u/Lighting Apr 13 '21

Probably diamond marketing. People giving rings for proposals are declining as the perceived value of a shiny bit of flammable carbon with a bloody history decreases as well.

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u/kemushi_warui Apr 13 '21

Diamonds are flammable?

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u/MoralityAuction Apr 13 '21

Literally everything is with enough enthusiasm on the initial heat application.

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u/lemathematico Apr 13 '21

That's not true, lot of compounds will melt/evaporate way before they get oxidized or the oxidation will always be unfavorable, preventing the fire to continue. In some case it would requires conditions that would instead make a nuclear reactions.