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thats pretty good, those 3 sources. i was recalling a history channel program i had once viewed.

when my wife and i met, i told her "a 5k rock, or never pay for skydiving again...your choice my princess." you can guess what she chose.


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There are many many sources on this topic, here are just a few.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Beers_Mining_Company
http://www.ethicalmatters.co.uk/articles.asp?itemID=193&title=Consumer
http://edwardjayepstein.com/diamond/prologue.htm

So like I said in a previous post they are highly overrated, and I'd rather have a sapphire engagement ring than a diamond. :|



Absolutely correct, diamonds have value primarily on account of the deBeers cartel. Emeralds are rarer than sapphires, too.
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Diamonds are highly overrated. :|

I agree .. Just like gold. You can't eat it , it doesn't smell good , you can't stay warm with it . & the only way you can have sex with it is if you give it to someone who likes it ALOT !!;)
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Absolutely correct, diamonds have value primarily on account of the deBeers cartel. Emeralds are rarer than sapphires, too.



I'm just not big on green, oh and I know sapphires comes in many colors, but my favorites are blue and pink. :)
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Did you know that diamonds AREN'T forever?

Actually, diamonds are formed at temperatures and pressures way above room T and P. Though they may be thermodynamically stable in the environment where they're formed, they're actually thermodynamically unstable at room T and P. So, they're going to break down.

Kinetically, it'll take AGES for them to break back down to graphite, but it'll happen.

Hey Diamante, you reading this thread?

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Did you know that diamonds AREN'T forever?

Actually, diamonds are formed at temperatures and pressures way above room T and P. Though they may be thermodynamically stable in the environment where they're formed, they're actually thermodynamically unstable at room T and P. So, they're going to break down.

Kinetically, it'll take AGES for them to break back down to graphite, but it'll happen.

Hey Diamante, you reading this thread?

Elvisio "knew I quit engineering for a reason" rodriguez

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They can be burned, too. C + O2 = CO2
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And there are now two different companies beginning to produce man-made diamonds using two different processes. The only way to distinguish them from natural diamonds is to look for flaws. It is the natural diamonds that are flawed!

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.09/diamond.html
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Not to burst any burgeoning bubbles here, but Family Guy broke this gag first...seriously. As far as I'm aware. :P
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Not to burst any burgeoning bubbles here, but Family Guy broke this gag first...seriously. As far as I'm aware. :P



FUCK you beat me to it
hahaha i was going to say i remember that episode where the guy gives the girl the diamond and you just see her "going down" but not acutally "going down" on him.

goes to show people are still unoriginal

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Reminds me of a joke...
Little Amy goes to her first day at school. When she comes home her mommy asks "What did you learn today at school, Amy?"
Amy replies, "umm, well, I, uh , kinda, learned, where babies come from."
Mommy: "Oh? That's interesting. Why don't you tell me?"
Amy (very shy): "Uh, well, first, um, the mommy and the daddy, they start kissing. Then, well, um, they, uh take their clothes off. Then... um, the daddy's thingie... well, it kinda stands up. Then, um, the mommy? She puts it in her mouth, and it, well kinda explodes. That's how you get babies."
Mommy: "Oh, honey, that's sweet. But that's not how you get babies. That's how you get jewelry!"



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Whether they're rare in nature or not is kind of a moot point if they're all locked up and under a controlled release. If there aren't many well cut, hand polished diamonds available for purchase then they're rare to the general (poor ass like me) population. Paper isn't rare but that doesn't make money less valuable. You can be pissed at the debeer cartel, but if I had the opportunity to corner the diamond (or emerald) market, I would.... for blowjobs.

And the girlfriend is traditional and wants a diamond in the engagement ring. She doesn't care how big or fancy (which is how she ended up with me) but I too will be contributing to the debeer's fotune. eventually.

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Whether they're rare in nature or not is kind of a moot point if they're all locked up and under a controlled release. If there aren't many well cut, hand polished diamonds available for purchase then they're rare to the general (poor ass like me) population. Paper isn't rare but that doesn't make money less valuable. You can be pissed at the debeer cartel, but if I had the opportunity to corner the diamond (or emerald) market, I would.... for blowjobs.

And the girlfriend is traditional and wants a diamond in the engagement ring. She doesn't care how big or fancy (which is how she ended up with me) but I too will be contributing to the debeer's fotune. eventually.



Actually you can still buy a diamond and thumb your nose at debeer. Buy from a pawn shop, many women pawn the damn things when marriage/engagements fail, because "Forever my Ass". :P
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