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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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South African diamond miner being x-rayed at the end of his shift to prevent theft, 1954

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You do realize the mine has lots of diamonds they could test with?
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  Sure man. You go stand in the beam with a sack of diamonds up your butt and we’ll watch
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    That’s not my point. People running the mine could easily check if raw diamonds interact with X-rays.

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