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Date: 19 October 2007 12:10:38
I learnt how to make diamonds.
Schools are quite impressive these days and seem to teach kids more interesting stuff than I ever learnt and at much earlier stages than I remember. So I was expecting my nearlyfive-year-old Airdrie to go on to tell me about the different states of carbon, and about rocks getting squashed over millenia etc etc. I was wondering if the curriculum had become a bit more adventurous in its vocational approach and was setting the kids up to rival de Beers before they hit GCSE level. So when she said "I know how to make diamonds" I just had to ask: "How?"
Apparently you take a square and turn it round a bit. Oh well. I guess de Beers are safe for a bit longer.