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I understand that but it sort of dodges the issue that such enormous pressures must exceed the strength of any material, however small that pressure is containe
by _a_a_a_ 4y ago
I understand that but it sort of dodges the issue that such enormous pressures must exceed the strength of any material, however small that pressure is contained in.
- jjk166 4y agoThe compressive strength of typical diamond is about 470 GPa, so no this is very well within the strength of the material. The current record for highest compression achieved in a lab is 770 GPa using a special form of diamond.
- _a_a_a_ 4y agoNote to silent downvoters, this is what an answer looks like. (Thanks jjk166)
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