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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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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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