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Each flickering candle flame contains 'millions of tiny diamonds that are created and disappear in the blink of an eye'. 每一个闪烁的烛火中包含着“以百万计的微小钻石，它们在眨眼间产生或者消失。” Scientists have shown that a flickering flame is studded with millions of tiny diamonds. 科学家已经证实：一个闪烁的火焰里镶满了数以万计的细小的钻石。 Roughly 1.5million of the twinkling gems are created every second. 每秒钟大约能产生150万块宝石。 Sadly, for those whose eyes are lighting up the thought of making a fortune, the jewels are so small that up to 300,000 would fit on the head of a pin. 可悲的是，对于那些眼睛里就想要动发财的念头的人来说，这些宝石是非常小的，大约30万块宝石都和针头一样大。 And they disappear in the blink of an eye. 它们在眨眼间就会消失。 But if scientists come up with a way of harnessing the technology, people could use little more than a candle and a match to ‘grow’ diamonds from scratch. 但如果科学家能想出一种利用科技的方法的话，人们就可以只用一支蜡烛和一根火柴就能将这些宝石放大。 As well as costing a fraction of the price of ‘real’ diamonds, they would be an ethically sound alternative to the blood diamonds mined in African war zones. | 
