How to spot a fake diamond

By sciencepunk on May 26, 2009.

I quite like this guide to fakery by kickass lo-fi science site Hunkins Experiments.

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Incidentally, Tim Hunkin (with Rex Garrod) also did The Secret Life of Machines, which is very much worth tracking down.

Very very goood ,Thank you...

Ah! I remember Tim Hunkin from his excellent "Rudiments of Wisdom" cartoons in the Observer (I think) back in the 70s (I think).

That is so easy to recognize. Thanks for sharing those cool tips.

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