> 530.2 carats

Ejaculates in rabbit

Not like in a rabbit, you...you know what I mean.

> 9 stones

It was cut into 105 stones, according to the article you linked.

> Cullinan produced 9 major stones of 1,055.89 carats (211.178 g) in total,[23] plus 96 minor [brilliants](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brilliant_(diamond_cut)) and some unpolished fragments weighing 19.5 carats (3.90 g).[24]

So, you're both right depending on perspective.

I’ve always thought it suspicious that it was found by a manager, not one of the poor guys doing the actual mining.

I've seen the great star of Africa at the tower of London. It's about the size of a golf ball(slightly bigger). it's crazy.

The story of Cullinan I to Cullinan IX could be turned into a progressive rock record.

a brilliant is a stone. It clearly says "105 stones of assorted cuts" in the specifications of the diamond. There's only one right. There are 105 stones, 9 of them are just big. It is categorically incorrect to say there were only 9 stones.

Why cut it into different stones?

imagine if it was stolen, noone has the money to buy a fucking 3,106.75 diamond.

right

White folk got it.

Someone does. The thief will take whatever max value they can get from their target. A diamond is only worth what the involved parties agree on.

no. Theres natural fracture seams in the stone that they break along, you're trying to make the largest CLEAR diamond you can. with all the fractures its pretty cloudy

Don't they always?

It's what we do.

Probably naturally occurring imperfections/cracks.

I do know what you mean but thanks for trying to clarify making it even funnier.

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Michael, where is the stone?

The largest sapphire ever found was discovered by some Australian farmer's kid playing around some local diggings.

The family used the 'rock' as a doorstop for several years before the father finally took a closer look at it....

https://internetstones.com/news/the-black-star-of-queensland-famous-black-sapphire-gemstone/

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So they look nice and can be used for things.

Where the pictures?

For proof of course

Which was taken? Unpaid? Put on Queena crown and UK still claims It is theirs

Things like that are always so intangible. I had to inspect a Diebold facility and they had pallets of cash, thought never even crossed my mind taking it because it’s just seemed like a green block instead of $1 million dollars.

A miner did find it, all big finds were given to the manager. Thus he was rhe public face and discovered it.

How long ago did this happen?

Well and it's a little tough to hide under your coat

Lmao

Well, South Africa, 1905, there’s no way a black man would be getting the credit.

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Tbf, anywhere in 1905.

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Photoshop

Tbh. In 2023

Yea. 2023 and 1905, nothing is different.

2 years it was up for sale. Finally the Transvaal regional government purchased it and gifted it to King Edward VII. It cost £16m (adjusted for 2019 rates) with 60% being a tax which went straight back in to the regional government coffers (so £7.6m purchase price).

Guess we should just undo all the things that were done in the name of progress /s

"Because it's my birthday, and I wants it."

I am not in Rome, Doug. I am in a rush.

My favorite fact is Queen Elizabeth II referred to the Cullinan III & IV as “Granny’s chips.”

George Washington Williams.

...goddamn you, that pun.

"discovered"

Soo.... you mean like how the King of England stole it from Africa?

My guess is around 1912.

That HUSSY!! Her ignominy should be immortalized in a movie, so that subsequent generations can know of her shameful behavior, and take warning never to comport oneself in such a disgraceful fashion.

🎶Well the first thing ya know ol' Bruce's a millionaire...🎶

>Due to its immense value, detectives were assigned to a steamboat that was rumoured to be carrying the stone, and a parcel was ceremoniously locked in the captain's safe and guarded on the entire journey. It was a diversionary tactic – the stone on that ship was fake, meant to attract those who would be interested in stealing it. Cullinan was sent to the United Kingdom in a plain box via registered post.

Sneak 💯

Damn. And now we can make artificial diamonds. I wonder if we can make something even bigger. Just for laughs

Nature's Pocket

“I don’t remember you being obese when you got here”

Ham wallet

Jep. Who are the original owners of The Land. It was not theirs to give. It should be returned.

Apartheid at its highest. Then what an insult with Katie's last Jewellery boosting infront of the SA Prime Minister. Shameless

Talk to the Dutch about that. This is a rather interesting passage though ;

At the time of first European settlement in the Cape, the southwest of Africa was inhabited by Sān ("Foragers") and Khoi-Khoi people, the latter being primarily pastoral people with a population estimated between 13,000 and 15,000.[4] The Khoena ("People") were disgruntled by the disruption of their seasonal visit to the area for which purpose they grazed their cattle at the foot of Table Mountain only to find European settlers occupying and farming the land, leading to the first Khoi-Dutch War as part of a series of Khoekhoe-Dutch Wars. After the war, the natives ceded the land to the settlers in 1660. During a visit in 1672, the high-ranking Commissioner Arnout van Overbeke made a formal purchase of the Cape territory, although already ceded in 1660, his reason was to "prevent future disputes"

Will read thanks. Dutch. They lost The Boer War.

Bloodhound?