I'm sure ambulance *zones* are fairly big and any head start is a good one. However, I don't think either one of is is qualified by occupation to argue that point any further.
Personally, if I'd just been shot and was bleeding all over the place I'd love for someone to intercept the call to the dispatcher and already be on the way by the time the dispatcher noted all the information and called the ambulance. They have to be on alert and they may as well be heading in the direction of a possible call (shots fired, riot, armed robbery in progress) even if emergency services aren't needed.
According to the article I read about CVD diamonds, they are chemically identical to mined diamonds and the only current way to tell them apart is that they are *too* pure. They also aren't just thin layers. Real jewelry-quality gemstones have been made on the order of a couple carats if I'm not mistaken. De Beers is mentioned in the article and they acknowledge that this is a potential problem to their market and stress the difference as being that one is made by man and the other grows in the earth. Personally, I'll take the cheaper one if you can't tell them apart. A little searching slashdot should turn up the entire article.
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I believe the diamond microchips are grown, not mined. I remember a recent article regarding making diamond wafers from a sublimation process.
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I'm sure ambulance *zones* are fairly big and any head start is a good one. However, I don't think either one of is is qualified by occupation to argue that point any further.
Personally, if I'd just been shot and was bleeding all over the place I'd love for someone to intercept the call to the dispatcher and already be on the way by the time the dispatcher noted all the information and called the ambulance. They have to be on alert and they may as well be heading in the direction of a possible call (shots fired, riot, armed robbery in progress) even if emergency services aren't needed.
According to the article I read about CVD diamonds, they are chemically identical to mined diamonds and the only current way to tell them apart is that they are *too* pure. They also aren't just thin layers. Real jewelry-quality gemstones have been made on the order of a couple carats if I'm not mistaken. De Beers is mentioned in the article and they acknowledge that this is a potential problem to their market and stress the difference as being that one is made by man and the other grows in the earth. Personally, I'll take the cheaper one if you can't tell them apart. A little searching slashdot should turn up the entire article.
I believe the diamond microchips are grown, not mined. I remember a recent article regarding making diamond wafers from a sublimation process.