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Lab Created Diamonds Come to Market
E writes "Technology is putting some new sparkle in the world of diamonds. Until recently, naturally occurring, mined diamonds were unchallenged in their quality and desirability. But now laboratory-created diamonds, which possess the same properties as naturals, are poised to give them a run for their money. A new company, Adia Diamonds, has quite the variety in their inventory. They have the same chemical and physical properties as a mined diamond and come in white, blue and yellow. Both GIA and EGL grading labs are offering certifications for lab created diamonds. Seems like a good, high-tech alternative to the DeBeers diamond cartel."
My Real Doll will never know the difference
Seems like a good, high-tech alternative to the DeBeers diamond cartel.
Not really. They're missing an element; a human element. I expect bloodshed and slavery with my diamonds. They make the diamonds more special.
Push Button, Receive Bacon
It's not really love unless a 12 year old lost a finger cutting it out of the wall of a mine.
(Kudos to whomever I'm paraphrasing/ripping off in saying that -- I know it's not my own.)
Sweet informative mod.
The sooner the myth that is diamonds is de-mythed, the better. Read more about diamond myths here.
Actually they got the first point of the FAQ wrong - a diamond is not forever even if you do take care of it. It is a metastable allotrope of carbon and will slowly convert to the thermodynamically favoured allotrope, graphite. It might take several billion years for a diamond to decay into graphite but that is still a lot less than forever.
The purpose of the diamond ritual is to require the male (or whoever) to put his money where his mouth is, to prove that he is sincere about the relationship. And what's the old saying? "Money has a truthfulness. If a man speaks of his honor, make him pay in cash."
The diamond is idea for this purpose because it has almost no resale value. It's a way for the male to make a demonstratively extravagant purchase, one which the female (or whoever) is not able to whip back around for a cash refund.
Of course, it didn't have to be diamonds. Were it not for the DeBeers' marketing savvy, any arbitrary rare object could've sufficed. If technology had evolved differently, women might now be wearing tiny LCD displays on their fingers which play a video loop of their husbands throwing a bundle of cash into the ocean.
FATMOUSE + YOU = FATMOUSE
I wonder if they might collaborate with Microsoft to setup a Windows based website for people to verify their diamond activation codes. They could call it the "DeBeers Genuine Advantage". Or maybe I heard that somewhere else.
When you really stop to think about it, the diamonds themselves ARE activation codes. ;)
Wanna fight ? Bend over, stick your head up your ass, and fight for air.
I'm not sure why you would consider putting hardened oyster snot in your mouth wierd.
You are so boring that when I see you my feet go to sleep.
Let me rephrase that, "Pussy activation codes".
Don't get busted trying to use a fake one, you think Microsoft can be a bitch to deal with ?
Wanna fight ? Bend over, stick your head up your ass, and fight for air.
Apparently the new ones can be designed to have flaws.
I hear they spoke extensively to Microsoft to find the best way to consistently achieve flaws.
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