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South African diamond miner being x-rayed at the end of his shift to prevent theft, 1954
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this post was submitted on 29 Oct 2023
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I do wonder whether this was actually an effective way to look for them. Even with modern high resolution x-ray imaging it may be difficult to see the contrast between soft tissues and diamonds since they're both primarily carbon
bones show up well since they're high in calcium, which has a much higher atomic number. Same with gold.
Wow I didn't see the ring at first and I thought it was a circle to point out things
me too. I spent a stupid amount of time zooming in to see contrast.