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Lab Created Diamonds Come to Market

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the synthetic-bling dept.

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."

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  1. Great! by Average_Joe_Sixpack · · Score: 5, Funny

    My Real Doll will never know the difference

  2. they're missing an element by macadamia_harold · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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  3. It's not love . . . by 93,000 · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.)

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  4. The purpose of the diamond ritual... by inviolet · · Score: 5, Funny

    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.

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    1. Re:The purpose of the diamond ritual... by humberthumbert · · Score: 5, Funny

      Isn't society fucked up? I wish we would stop
      bringing up children to harbor such retarded notions
      of what love is about.

      Well, I don't know what love is, either. But it's not
      Hollywood, it's not dinners and flowers, and it's not
      about all the bullshit games that people play.

      But thanks to the mass media and the continual
      dumbing down of the populace, I reckon I will
      die alone.

      I know, I know, I'm a real downer at parties.

  5. Re:Indistinguishable? by Orlando · · Score: 5, Funny

    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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