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SsurebreC t1_je9lluo wrote
Um, excuse me but De Beers has revolutionized diamond extraction standards over the decades. They don't exploit their workers any more. ^^(Or) ^^(any) ^^(less.)
Risley t1_jeb6ml2 wrote
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SkunkMonkey t1_je9ku19 wrote
> like the blood on their diamonds.
Why do you think it's pink?
No___ImRight t1_je9oj21 wrote
Non-isotropic stress during formation?
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Perry_cox29 t1_je9jmco wrote
Doesn’t have to be rare though. We can grow pink ones too
Adamweeesssttt t1_je9k15y wrote
But this one is a blood diamond. So special.
dvowel t1_je9ydbg wrote
The suffering makes it worth more.
xingke06 t1_jeaeygg wrote
Exactly! How can I enjoy this shiny rock if I don’t know people suffered and possibly died to make it?
Lucavii t1_jebm3do wrote
Suffered and DEFINITELY died to make it
TitsMickey t1_jebu8gi wrote
They were people. But we’re they children people. Because if children suffered for it then the price goes up.
Okioter t1_jebed5n wrote
Some random bank is going to close when the purchaser withdraws the money
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DrEnter t1_jeai9m6 wrote
It’s the blood that gives it that healthy pink glow.
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SkunkMonkey t1_je9kvhm wrote
Shhhh! You'll give away the secret!
Anxious-Researcher44 t1_jebu4xm wrote
even if it was rare. It's a stone. It does nothing aside from being rare.
Perry_cox29 t1_jebvdnm wrote
Well that’s not true. Diamonds have tons of uses in manufacturing. They’re no more special than any other tool though
Anxious-Researcher44 t1_jebxqke wrote
i was referring to this one specifically. It will never be 'used' for anything meaningful.
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zappapostrophe t1_jeacn40 wrote
Yeah, but then they’re grown, they’re deliberately designed. Diamonds like this are very rare in nature. It’s not fair to compare the two.
TheTabman t1_jeadqi4 wrote
Why is it comparison not fair?
They can be grown to be 99.99% the same as the ones which are digged up by exploited miner. Even the experts can no longer tell the difference without damaging the stone. Natural Diamonds have tiny amounts of nitrogen, while artificial grown Diamonds have no nitrogen.
That's it.
Art-Zuron t1_jeafvjt wrote
In fact, artificial diamonds can be made consistently superior.
zappapostrophe t1_jeagx44 wrote
Because the entire element of chance is removed. A thing ceases to be rare and beautiful if it is intentionally replicated in a laboratory.
It’s like instructing an AI to recreate one of Monet’s Water Lily paintings. The AI will easily do so, perhaps flawlessly, but it would not sell for tens of millions like an original because it is deliberate and inorganic. Blood diamonds are a plague, as well as the entire exploitative aspect of the gem mining industry - but there are very valid reasons as to why synthetic gems aren’t preferred by the general public.
BloominFosters t1_jeai65c wrote
The general public would not be able to tell the difference.
zehydra t1_jeawcus wrote
Something's beauty has nothing to do with rarity. Although rarity does impact value.
DeificClusterfuck t1_jebkvhe wrote
Wildflowers are as common as cow pies but they're still beautiful
Noor440 t1_jedgns2 wrote
Are we talking about mud pies here?
DeificClusterfuck t1_jebkscx wrote
Most people can't discern the difference between the two unless they're told, so that's kinda not true
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2ndtryagain t1_jeazopm wrote
They are not near as rare as people think, it is just marketing.
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drinkingchartreuse t1_jea0qmq wrote
There are literally warehouse sized storage facilities full of diamonds. They are expensive for three reasons. The ad hype from debeers, carefully controlling the supply by keeping it to a trickle, and a nearly endless supply of idiots willing to blow a fortune on them.
SkunkMonkey t1_jea5zle wrote
> endless supply of idiots
PT Barnum nailed the birth rate on these people.
xBeamer t1_jebt3gk wrote
PT was working with old information the rate has increased to every 10 seconds
SkunkMonkey t1_jebwdi6 wrote
With the internet, I posit it's down to a second.
xBeamer t1_jecqg4i wrote
I was thinking 10% you say 22% and I think you are closer to the truth
dhc710 t1_je9teyy wrote
I would like.... to buy..... a hamburger......
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SkunkMonkey t1_je9kkoy wrote
So, is it called the Pink Panther?
Dead ant
Dead ant
Dead ant dead ant dead ant dead ant
Dead annnnt.
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Bobinct t1_je9rpc8 wrote
Completely unrelated.
James Harrison
Specifically, his blood contains an extremely rare enzyme that can be used to treat babies dying of Rhesus disease. If you’ve never heard of that disease and figure it’s not a big deal, well, wait for the numbers.
Harrison, being a generous type, has donated his rare, life-saving blood roughly 1,000 times over 56 years. This has saved the lives of–seriously, you’re not going to believe this–over two million babies around the world.
DrEnter t1_jeaj65r wrote
https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/11/health/james-harrison-blood-donor-retires-trnd/index.html
I’ve heard him referred to as one of the people who has personally and directly saved the lives of the most people.
thejoeface t1_jea2q71 wrote
I needed to read that. Thank you.
Ibelieveinphysics t1_jeb0h51 wrote
Same here. When reading the news is suck,suck and more suck, it really is a gift to be able to read something that makes me smile and think there is still some good in the world.
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jonathanrdt t1_je9ztue wrote
Food prices are up 1/3, putting pressure on the entire lower half of global society, but at least the market for pink baubles is healthy.
nassy23 t1_je9wk7b wrote
Logically, diamonds are just a mineral, Marie.
I know they’re stupid, inflated, useless.
I still get a high from certain jewelry counter displays. Not sure if it’s socialized, but I think it’s comparable to men being engaged by sports or cars.
That said, this stone is hideous. The hue and muddy cuts astound me. Jennifer Lopez is negotiating a sale.
krismasstercant t1_jebcm4b wrote
Tbf diamonds are far from useless have played huge roles in the industrial automotive industry
nassy23 t1_jebehce wrote
Really?!? Tell me more….
MaltySines t1_jecwvv0 wrote
Diamond blades for cutting are used in manufacturing.
Fun_Amoeba_7483 t1_jeddlkk wrote
Those can and are made synthetically in China now.
and those same synthetics are also mixed into the ‘natural’ diamond supply in India, to be put into jewelry along with the real ones.
Entire diamond market is a scam, and anyone who invests in a diamond is a fool.
MaltySines t1_jedxlt6 wrote
Wasn't trying to imply only mined diamonds are good for precision tools. Obviously it's all the same carbon structure
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bandit69 t1_je9zej1 wrote
I'd bet you could get a better lab grown one much cheaper.
The money people spend on diamonds is ridiculous.
nassy23 t1_jea566o wrote
It looks lab created. Diamonds are a complete waste of money, but so are many artificial commodities - not justifying it. I feel guilty about the money I spend getting my hair done and buying running gear that gets messed up with a quickness from sweat and weather.
AndImlike_bro t1_je9y3sr wrote
But how’s it taste? I bet it tastes like a boring ol’ rock and not like strawberry lemonade. Worthless.
OldSweatyGiraffe t1_jeax560 wrote
>Officially classed as "purplish pink" in color, it is the most valuable diamond of its shade ever to appear at auction, according to Sotheby's. The auction house's head of jewelry for the Americas, Quig Bruning, said in a statement that the stone was "joining the ranks of the most important diamonds in history."
It's a fucking diamond and not important to history in any way.
The only diamond important to history IMO is the Koh-i-Noor (at the moment anyways) given the political turmoil around it.
Givemeabreak_L_Lou t1_jeb62d8 wrote
I hate diamonds. They are expensive, not worth the hype at all.
Doctor_Mudshark t1_jeae6ma wrote
Are they sure? Looks like a Rose Quartz to me...
allonzeeLV t1_jeahqlj wrote
Everyone wishes they were one of the problem creators that could afford ridiculous shit like this instead of eating the ones that can as the world burns from their fine work.
Keep your eye on the ball. Almost all of our nation's problems stem from the actions of oligarchs dictating their will to government and propagandizing us to further enrich themselves exclusively because millions and billions are still never enough to satiate their greed disease.
If you're fighting any war but class war, you're just playing their division game as they want you to.
Puma_Pance t1_jeahzk5 wrote
If it turns out to be a Rose Quartz... it's lying.
dong_tea t1_jebotm6 wrote
Think of all the cool things you could do with it, like look at it...tell people you own it...I think that's about it.
At least a bullshit overpriced painting can decorate a wall.
AltCtrlShifty t1_jebqul7 wrote
Diamonds are worth shit. This can be manufactured in a lab.
Anxious-Researcher44 t1_jebuo6v wrote
We had a big chunky diamond for hardness testing lying around in the material lab at university. No security what so ever. First thing the prof said was, don't bother stealing that diamond it's not worth much :D
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thehatstore42069 t1_jea5pz2 wrote
If I was a miner who found that I’d be gone lol
andrewsad1 t1_jeb6n95 wrote
Hope all parties involved get canc have a wonderful time
lilbean_arino t1_jebq80f wrote
I’d spend money on a generator, a canning machine, literally anything else of use. What a waste of money. It’s gross to think someone has enough money to buy this ‘just because.’
Appropriate-Net-7124 t1_jee7drj wrote
Pinkest rarest diamond ever …. they missed the golden opportunity to name it “The Pink Panther”. Smdh 🤦🏻♂️🤷🏼♂️
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tamaleconjurer t1_je9uz7w wrote
That's a large engine or lathe.
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OrganicRedditor t1_je9sxu6 wrote
"The Eternal Pink was cut from a rough diamond, discovered in 2019, that at 23.87 carats weighed more than twice as much as it does now. It took diamond firm Diacore six months to transform the stone into its current form."
Incredible work!
nassy23 t1_jea3pzf wrote
Agree. They carved that diamond with a poop knife.
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jimmyrustles980 t1_jecfnhi wrote
Wasn't this thing in Lil Uzi Vert's forehead a few years ago?
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Careless_Ad3968 t1_jedcbds wrote
Why do these super expensive jewels always look like candy?
Fun_Amoeba_7483 t1_jedd7ra wrote
Diamonds are a scam. But every cent spent on useless rocks is one that can’t be used to lobby against the working class, so help yourself billionaire douches.
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findhumorinlife t1_jeeufde wrote
What a ridiculous thing to spend that on! What? To wear it? Look at it? Have a fake made cuz you’re afraid someone would cut your finger off for it?
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Sawdamizer t1_je9j0ci wrote
“…..four years after South African firm De Beers discovered it at one of its mines in Botswana.” By 110% most perfectly ethical means and absolutely no exploitation of humans…. De Beers is a household name, one you can trust… they are forever, like the blood on their diamonds.