http://www.diamonds.net/news/NewsItem.a … cleID=9219(Rapaport…February 16, 2004) The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has announced the discovery of a mass of crystallized carbon formerly known as star BPM 37093, now known as the biggest diamond in the galaxy, fifty light years away from Earth in the constellation Centaurus. The diamond is estimated to be 2,500 miles across and weighs approximately 10 billion-trillion-trillion-carats – a one, followed by 34 zeros. Travis Metcalfe, an astronomer from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and leader of the team who discovered the gem, says “You would need a jeweler’s loupe the size of the sun to grade this diamond. Bill Gates and Donald Trump together couldn’t begin to afford it.”
When asked to estimate the value of the cosmic jewel, Ronald Winston, chief executive officer (CEO) of Harry Winston, Inc., indicated that such a large diamond probably would depress the value of the market, stating, “Who knows? It may be a self-deflating prophecy because there is so much of it.”
The diamond is actually the crystallized interior of a white dwarf – or the hot core of a star that is left over after the star uses up its nuclear fuel and dies. It is made mostly of carbon and is coated by a thin layer of hydrogen and helium gasses.
Five billion years from now, our sun will die and become a white dwarf. Approximately two billion years after that, its ember core will crystallize as well, leaving a giant diamond in the center of our solar system. A paper announcing this discovery has been submitted to The Astrophysical Journal Letters for publication. The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics is a joint collaboration between the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Harvard College Observatory. Scientists within the organization are classified into six research divisions where they study the origin, evolution and ultimate fate of the universe.
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I can't wait to see someone try and sell that shit... lol its almost as big as the sun
Need pics.
look it up on ebay. its probably already there.
Haha. Ebay indeed.
RACE TO THE BIG DIAMOND THING BIGGER THAN OUR PLANET MWHUAHAHA.
I'll invest every penny I have on lightspeed and get there before you, thus making instant profit when I begin to sell some of this baby
Although, a diamond that size, the diamond prices would dip dramatically, so diamond would be worth nothing, and by the time we get to there it'd be like "HOLY FHUCKKKK WE FOUND 2GRAMMES OF COAL ON THE PLANET ZHMRORGH 13!"
RACE TO THE BIG DIAMOND THING BIGGER THAN OUR PLANET MWHUAHAHA.
I'll invest every penny I have on lightspeed and get there before you, thus making instant profit when I begin to sell some of this baby
Although, a diamond that size, the diamond prices would dip dramatically, so diamond would be worth nothing, and by the time we get to there it'd be like "HOLY FHUCKKKK WE FOUND 2GRAMMES OF COAL ON THE PLANET ZHMRORGH 13!"
"Bill Gates and Donald Trump together couldn’t begin to afford it.”
lol no shit shirlock...
lol no shit shirlock...
If we had that much diamonds...we would be using them for bullets and shields and computers and swords and shoes and helmets and bowling balls and cutting boards and windshields and for pencil lead
A diamond that big pretty much shits on the principle of scarcity which dictates the cost of diamonds we have today.
thats why no one would say the disovered it, break it up into nowaday sized diamonds, and trickle them to them market thereby making 1x10^85 (estimate) dollarsProteinRage wrote:
A diamond that big pretty much shits on the principle of scarcity which dictates the cost of diamonds we have today.
Wouldn't a diamond of that size increase the diamond supply so much further than demand that diamonds themselves would lose value, thus making profits lower?
DesertFox- wrote:
Wouldn't a diamond of that size increase the diamond supply so much further than demand that diamonds themselves would lose value, thus making profits lower?
Read before you post :]Funky_Finny wrote:
Although, a diamond that size, the diamond prices would dip dramatically, so diamond would be worth nothing
Cancel the Mars mission, we are going to the diamond.
what the fuck
I want pics
/wearing sunglasses
if its close to a sun then ull burn ur eyes
I want pics
/wearing sunglasses
if its close to a sun then ull burn ur eyes
Scarcity? Diamonds? Two words that don't belong together in a sentence; unless that sentence is "The scarcity of diamonds is total bullshit to make the diamond companies money."ProteinRage wrote:
A diamond that big pretty much shits on the principle of scarcity which dictates the cost of diamonds we have today.
Diamonds are not rare. A few companies hoarded the diamond mines and made it "appear" that diamonds are rare. If you want proof just do the research yourself. You might want to start by searching for the huge diamond mines in Canada eh?
Nature is a powerful force. Those who seek to subdue nature, never do so permanently.
lawliNeedUrFace4Soup wrote:
Cancel the Mars mission, we are going to the diamond.
World diamond prices are only kept high by artificial inflation. Supply is stifled by stockpiling the things so the prices stay high....Funky_Finny wrote:
DesertFox- wrote:
Wouldn't a diamond of that size increase the diamond supply so much further than demand that diamonds themselves would lose value, thus making profits lower?Read before you post :]Funky_Finny wrote:
Although, a diamond that size, the diamond prices would dip dramatically, so diamond would be worth nothing
Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.
Whoever says diamonds are rare is stupid... They are expensive but shouldn't be worth what they cost.
Smart man. There are warehouses full of diamonds that companies keep just to keep the cost of diamonds high.Flecco wrote:
World diamond prices are only kept high by artificial inflation. Supply is stifled by stockpiling the things so the prices stay high....Funky_Finny wrote:
DesertFox- wrote:
Wouldn't a diamond of that size increase the diamond supply so much further than demand that diamonds themselves would lose value, thus making profits lower?Read before you post :]Funky_Finny wrote:
Although, a diamond that size, the diamond prices would dip dramatically, so diamond would be worth nothing
Ruby's and emmeralds are actually much rarer than diamonds but as they're not considered as shiny people generally consider the diamonds to be worth more and rarer, i call it the magpie effect.
From what I understand, Diamonds are not too terribly rare, in fact, the diamond market is actually regulated so only a few diamonds are up for sale. Making it seem that there is little to go around, when in fact the is alot more stored away. Its not like its a common as gravel, but its not as rare is its made out to be.DesertFox- wrote:
Wouldn't a diamond of that size increase the diamond supply so much further than demand that diamonds themselves would lose value, thus making profits lower?
Actually, isn't the movie "Blood Diamond" plotted around that?
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Scarcity? Diamonds? Two words that don't belong together in a sentence; unless that sentence is "The scarcity of diamonds is total bullshit to make the diamond companies money."ProteinRage wrote:
A diamond that big pretty much shits on the principle of scarcity which dictates the cost of diamonds we have today.
Diamonds are not rare. A few companies hoarded the diamond mines and made it "appear" that diamonds are rare. If you want proof just do the research yourself. You might want to start by searching for the huge diamond mines in Canada eh?
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i wish we could have that so it wouldn't be as fucking hard to buy a ring for my woman, lol
By the time we can travel close enough to that thing for it to matter, diamond prices will probably already be way down. Industrial fabrication ftw.
True, current man made diamonds react to a certain type of light right now, quickly revealing itself as a non-geologic diamond,. Its a real carbon diamond, but they still can't get it quite right.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
By the time we can travel close enough to that thing for it to matter, diamond prices will probably already be way down. Industrial fabrication ftw.
Plus, I'd imagine that the necissary gravity needed to make a diamond that big would make it impossible to even approach it without getting crushed by the gravitational force.
most of the mass has likely been blown away during the core collapse...RoosterCantrell wrote:
True, current man made diamonds react to a certain type of light right now, quickly revealing itself as a non-geologic diamond,. Its a real carbon diamond, but they still can't get it quite right.unnamednewbie13 wrote:
By the time we can travel close enough to that thing for it to matter, diamond prices will probably already be way down. Industrial fabrication ftw.
Plus, I'd imagine that the necissary gravity needed to make a diamond that big would make it impossible to even approach it without getting crushed by the gravitational force.
but how would you mine diamonds out of a solid chunk of diamond?
Well, seeing that it is 50 light years away, it might as well not be there because we can't get to it, yet.
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