Want to petrify wood without waiting a few million years? Try this
...mes), air-dried it, popped it into an argon-filled furnace gradually cranked up to 1,400 degrees centigrade to cook for two hours, then let cool in argon to room temperature. Presto. Instant petrified wood, the silica taking up permanent residence with the carbon left in the cellulose to form a new silicon c...Type 2 diabetes: Problems in the furnace
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