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Podcast: ELI5 Explain Like I'm 5: Bite sized answers to stuff you should know about - in a mini podcast
Episode: ELI5 Coal To Diamond - Can we really turn coal into diamonds through applying the right pressure conditions?
Description: Superman did it in Superman 3. If coal turns to diamonds through pressure, could we dump a bunch of coal on the ocean floor to turn them into diamonds faster?  ... We explain like i'm five!  Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community, and specifically the following reddit users whose questions and responses formed the basis of this conversation: rnbwmstr, bizitmap, stuthulhu, nevm, iamplasma & sir_beard  To the ELI5 community that has supported us so far, thanks for all your feedback and comments. Join us on Facebook: htt...