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Scientists Turn Tequila Into Diamonds

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the still-working-on-a-use-for-the-worm dept.

MaxwellEdison writes "Researchers, oddly enough from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, have found a way to make diamond films using tequila. They were originally testing methods of creating the films with organic solutions like acetone when it was noticed the ideal ratios of water and ethanol turned out to be about 80 proof, or 40% alcohol. '"To dissipate any doubts, one morning on the way to the lab I bought a pocket-size bottle of cheap white tequila and we did some tests," Apátiga said. "We were in doubt over whether the great amount of chemicals present in tequila, other than water and ethanol, would contaminate or obstruct the process, it turned out to be not so. The results were amazing, same as with the ethanol and water compound, we obtained almost spherical shaped diamonds of nanometric size. There is no doubt; tequila has the exact proportion of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms necessary to form diamonds."'"

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  1. this just makes sense by moderatorrater · · Score: 5, Funny

    Diamonds make girls easier to sleep with; tequila makes girls easier to sleep with. We really should have seen this earlier.

    1. Re:this just makes sense by dedazo · · Score: 5, Funny

      Which reminds me of this [NSFW]

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    2. Re:this just makes sense by thetoadwarrior · · Score: 5, Funny

      Tequila is cheaper and produces better results imo.

    3. Re:this just makes sense by butalearner · · Score: 5, Funny

      Diamonds make girls easier to sleep with; tequila makes girls easier to sleep with. We really should have seen this earlier.

      I can't decide whether it's funny or sad that this was modded informative.

    4. Re:this just makes sense by Philip+K+Dickhead · · Score: 5, Funny

      My thoughts? Like a Pawn Shop in reverse-gear.

      Now, where's my candy colored clown?

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    5. Re:this just makes sense by Loibisch · · Score: 5, Funny

      Yeah, me neither...that post is goddamn insightful!

    6. Re:this just makes sense by Kamokazi · · Score: 5, Funny

      Quit rambling about your unfounded theories here....we all know damn well that no amount of tequila or diamonds could cause any girl to sleep with a Slashdot reader.

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    7. Re:this just makes sense by geekoid · · Score: 5, Funny

      To buy more tequila.

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    8. Re:this just makes sense by camperdave · · Score: 5, Funny

      Sigh! Neither do I mate. Neither do I.

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    9. Re:this just makes sense by aproposofwhat · · Score: 5, Funny

      Fuck'em.

      When they invent a way of turning diamonds into tequila, wake me up.

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  2. Now, are they sure about this? by jd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Drinking too much of the tequilla beforehand might impact the observations.

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  3. good news by TheMeuge · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is good news. Shortly, you'll be able to use the same substance that got you into this mess, for the ring.

    But now we'll have to protect these scientists, as well as tequila factories, lest DeBeers have them assassinated.

    1. Re:good news by oahazmatt · · Score: 5, Funny

      This is good news. Shortly, you'll be able to use the same substance that got you into this mess, for the ring.

      Hey, some of us can make that mistake perfectly sober, thank you very much.

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  4. Re:Yikes by thetoadwarrior · · Score: 5, Funny

    Of course women dream of wearing something on their finger that you passed through your penis.

  5. Re:cost of being an alcoholic has gone up by MaxwellEdison · · Score: 5, Funny

    You'll be okay. Turns out cirrhosis is just a build up of diamonds. So now liver transplants can pay for themselves!

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  6. Re:They probably... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just got caught with the tequila at work, and had to come up with an excuse quickly.

    Umm... we're... um... um... trying to make diamond nanospheres with it! Yeah, diamond nanospheres! That's the ticket.

    I just say my code is compiling.

  7. This isn't a big deal by MrPBoy · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have personally turned tequila into many things. Including vomit and diarrhea.