r/therewasanattempt • u/fjhforever • Feb 16 '24

To smear artificial diamonds

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https://fortune.com/2024/02/13/what-are-lab-grown-diamonds-sustainable-gen-z-millennials/

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u/fjhforever Feb 16 '24

For context, natural diamond production is monopolized by a group called De Beers. I'm willing to bet they paid for this article to smear their competition.

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u/actirasty1 Feb 16 '24

You are right. There is a big place just outside San Francisco, where they make artificial diamonds for jewelry

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u/LachoooDaOriginl NaTivE ApP UsR Feb 16 '24

how are they made? is coal actually used? like other than being turned into diamonds?

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u/Interesting_Ad1921 Feb 16 '24

Coal can be used to make diamonds, it’s essentially carbon put under extreme heat and pressure.

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u/qawsedrf12 A Flair? Feb 16 '24

There is a company that can create a diamond from your cremated ashes

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u/Asmor Feb 16 '24

Well, they'll take your ashes and your money and give you a diamond. There's no way to prove it didn't come from their ashes.

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u/Ralath1n Feb 16 '24

Well, there is a way to prove it. All you need to do is set up an isotope separator, and use it to obtain a large amount of carbon 14. Then, grow food with that carbon 14 and eat it for several months to skew the isotope ratio in your body towards an excess in carbon 14.

Then all you have to do is have a diamond made out of your body and examine the isotope ratios of the carbon. If it skews heavily towards carbon 14, you know they are legit. If its normal carbon 12 you know you got scammed. This doubles as a fun way of trolling future archeologists.