Day 343:<\/p>\n
I’m digging around that giant lake of lava I mentioned. It’s got some good ore around it, and I’m hoping there will also be diamonds. On big rocky planets, diamonds usually form near volcanic activity because that’s where the pressure is. On a light rock like this one, I don’t know if there’s even enough pressure to make diamonds or if somehow they were picked up from a bunch of other rocks slamming together to make this one.<\/p>\n
Either way, looking for diamonds where they’re most likely.<\/p>\n
It is\u00a0hot<\/strong> working near lava. I know that’s obvious but it’s really hard to overstate exactly how hot it is. This is one of those cases where I’m actually glad I don’t have a thermometer because if I did, I’d probably feel even worse.<\/p>\n And since the presence of hot lava does not seem to keep the monsters away, I’m working in all the armor I can manage to work in, so that makes me even hotter.<\/p>\n I’m glad there’s a spring in the stone here because I’m drinking a lot of water. And breathing it\u2014the spring water plus the heat means it’s a steam room.<\/p>\n There aren’t any wrinkles in my armor, that’s for sure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Day 343: I’m digging around that giant lake of lava I mentioned. It’s got some good ore around it, and I’m hoping there will also be diamonds. On big rocky planets, diamonds usually form near volcanic activity because that’s where the pressure is. On a light rock like this one, I don’t know if there’s … <\/p>\n