Really? Well, i'll admit i dont know jack shit about metal alloys. I was just going with "hardest element on earth" for my statement. Unless i have been lied to my whole life.
Tetsamaru said: Really? Well, i'll admit i dont know jack shit about metal alloys. I was just going with "hardest element on earth" for my statement. Unless i have been lied to my whole life.
Well for starters, diamond isn't even an element. Diamond is extremely hard but it's also brittle. Once sufficient force is given it will shatter to pieces. Steel is malleable, so when it's struck it only bends.
Cirno9999 said: You're trying to put logic into a guy killing his future self...
What logic? All the comments here have been anything but the pic, going kinda off-topic really with the exception of the first comment. I guess it all started by my statement reply to the first guy.
Fragbet85 said: Well for starters, diamond isn't even an element. Diamond is extremely hard but it's also brittle. Once sufficient force is given it will shatter to pieces. Steel is malleable, so when it's struck it only bends.
Diamond is however an allotrope of carbon, which is an element. But your point about fragility stands. Quartz is really more resistant to shattering because the bonds between the silica tetrahedrons are so strong.
NuclearArbitor said: yeah but if you get sufficient quality diamond then it'll still be incredibly strong
I think in the end, its a toss up on whether you want something weaker but flexable, or stronger but prone to shatter. IMO, i'd still go for the hardest diamonds i could find.
Which I am saying is a bad idea since once they shatter they will be a bitch to clean up from your body, and second will most likely shred your organs with the shards.
If you want to modify your bones that badly try carbon-fiber.