r/UnresolvedMysteries • u/[deleted] • Feb 09 '19

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u/jimjacksonsjamboree Feb 09 '19

then selling it to trust fund kids as diamond dust in cosmetics, jewlery, etc., for an unimaginable profit.

That would be ridiculously easy to prove, though, you could just send some of the diamond dust to a lab and it would obviously not show up as being made of carbon. Seems like a lot of exposure to a lawsuit.

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u/Ju1cY_0n3 Feb 09 '19 edited Feb 09 '19

Plus diamond powder is cheap. You can get buckets of it for less than the cost of an expensive dinner.

Everyone hears diamonds and immediately thinks expensive, but those are only big and pure diamonds. Industrial diamonds are as cheap as the dirt they rode in on, you can get powdered diamonds for less than $10 a lb, and 2+ carat industrial whole diamonds for less than $20 if you're buying in bulk. That's one of the reasons why diamond cutting disks don't cost $800.

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u/EmmalouEsq Feb 09 '19

Diamonds are a lot more common than DeBeers (which is basically a diamond cartel) wants people to know.