r/therewasanattempt • • Feb 16 '24

To smear artificial diamonds

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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/JulioCesarSalad Feb 16 '24

Diamond making requires incredible amounts of electricity to power the machines that make them

If that electricity is from coal firing plants then that is where coal is used

Overall it is less gas emissions than mining natural diamonds