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		ginko on Nov 20, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Artificial diamonds creation process generating lo... Pretty sure "X times atmospheric pressure" would be a lot easier to understand for the average reader than what they came up with.

ceejayoz on Nov 20, 2020 [–]

Frankly, I doubt it.

I can roughly envision a giant pile of elephants exerting force on a tiny patch of ground better than I can interpret PSI or atmospheres.

The point is not to convey an exact amount. It is to say “it’s a shitload”.

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