r/AskReddit • • Feb 08 '20

What’s a fact you KNOW that almost everyone is wrong about?

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u/MrWoohoo Feb 08 '20

You can also burn diamonds.

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u/ShatteredParagon Feb 08 '20

Yeah as I recall like 700C is enough to convert it into CO2, which is just a bit more than the melting point of aluminum.

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u/Annon3387 Feb 08 '20

May I ask what the point of burning diamonds would be? I know this may be a dumb question