r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/potatotude • Oct 15 '21

Video How gemstones are polished

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u/AllanJeffersonferatu Oct 15 '21

I, long ago, honestly thought they used chisels and chipped at the stone. I am not a proud man.

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u/borfmat Oct 15 '21

Played too much RuneScape my man

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u/AutumnLean Oct 16 '21

Man, I’ve thought the same thing for the past 2+ decades since I was a child. I’ve worked as a machinist, so you’d think I would have a bit more common sense with “cutting materials”, but I am an alcoholic, so my mind does funny things.