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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.

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Perry_cox29 t1_je9jmco wrote

Doesn’t have to be rare though. We can grow pink ones too

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SkunkMonkey t1_je9kkoy wrote

So, is it called the Pink Panther?

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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.

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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!

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dhc710 t1_je9teyy wrote

I would like.... to buy..... a hamburger......

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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nassy23 t1_jea566o wrote

Replying to bandit69 (#2,485,415)

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.

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TheTabman t1_jeadqi4 wrote

Replying to zappapostrophe (#2,488,984)

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.

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zappapostrophe t1_jeagx44 wrote

Replying to TheTabman (#2,489,275)

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.

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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.

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Puma_Pance t1_jeahzk5 wrote

If it turns out to be a Rose Quartz... it's lying.

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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.

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andrewsad1 t1_jeb6n95 wrote

Hope all parties involved get canc have a wonderful time

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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.

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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.’

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AltCtrlShifty t1_jebqul7 wrote

Diamonds are worth shit. This can be manufactured in a lab.

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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?

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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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Fun_Amoeba_7483 t1_jeddlkk wrote

Replying to MaltySines (#2,512,121)

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.

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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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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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