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- thelab101, on 10/12/2007, -3/+114They're not entirely worthless...they do have industrial application.
you know, to cut other diamonds. ;) - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -9/+87If your girlfriend demands you give her a huge rock or no nookie, then toss her to the curb. Its time women learned that love should have nothing to do with money. If it dose, then your a whore.
- Rhelim, on 10/12/2007, -15/+84(to the submitter)The capitalization in your caption is very annoying.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -7/+65Plus if you give a chick a diamond, she pretty much has to...
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... - masamunecyrus, on 10/12/2007, -3/+57They're just about the perfect semiconductor material, too.
I'm surprised that people think that the hardest known substance in the known world is useless.
EDIT: Here's an example of what diamonds can do in the semiconductor world.
http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2003Aug/gee20030827021485.htm - AhrenBa, on 10/12/2007, -1/+51Yeah, the Da Beers corporation has a severe monopoly on the diamond industry and has created thousands of myths and false statements about diamonds. This is why monopolies are bad, people...
- raina, on 10/12/2007, -2/+41I'm a girl and I think diamonds are horrible and boring. Sparkly is nice and everything, but fake stuff shines, too. You could buy so much fun stuff with that money. My heart would be more easily won over by a guitar, a cruise, a MacBook, a cotton candy maker.. anything really. (;
- Mr.Scientist, on 10/12/2007, -3/+41> why the hell would you buy real ones?
Because they cost more. Isn't that obvious? It's a luxury item. Its value is in the price that you have to pay for it. The girlfriend doesn't care about the piece of transparent carbon, she wants you to show how much you love her by paying a ***** of money for something that you give to her. - JavertHolmes, on 10/12/2007, -1/+34So what you're saying is that I should buy the future woman of my dreams a floating guitar that makes cotton candy. No wonder I suck at relationships.
- hokeywhiteboy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+32When a friend of mine asked his girlfriend to marry him, he proposed with a sapphire ring.
After accepting, she asked why he had not gone with a diamond… whereupon he explained that sapphires have better resale value.
She married him anyway :-) - alexanEmpire, on 10/12/2007, -0/+31A fact that they left out, which I feel is REALLY important, is that Kay Jewelers lies to you when they say "Diamonds are forever". That is not true because diamonds eventually decay into graphite.
That's right! That super expensive hunk of blingin' carbon will become nothing more than what is at the end of an ordinary pencil. - vuke69, on 10/12/2007, -2/+32So what you're saying is that you COULDN'T care less.
- alexanEmpire, on 10/12/2007, -4/+32Heh.....I'll do it!
*in a Sean Connery voice*
Q: What's the difference between you and a malard with a cold?
A: Well, one is a sick duck.........I forget the rest but YOUR MOTHER'S A WHORE!!!! - monergism, on 10/12/2007, -12/+40Sentences Don't Need Capital Letters For Every Word.
- thetimeisnow, on 10/12/2007, -2/+29http://www.realdiamondfacts.org/
http://stopblooddiamonds.org/ - JavertHolmes, on 10/12/2007, -1/+27I wish you could sneak "Do you want an expensive diamond ring if/when we marry?" in as a first date question. It'd waste a lot less time. A person who wants an expensive diamond ring says so much about them on so many levels. Let's look at some of them:
1) Using the ring as a symbol of caring. "My husband cares about me so he spent $X on me." For some husbands, throwing money at a woman is the easiest thing in the world. Far easier than dealing with *actual problems* in their relationships.
2) Using the ring as a symbol of bragging. "Look at what we can afford." You are shallow. Why am I with you?
3) Using the ring as a symbol of sacrifice. There are an infinite number of ways to demonstrate a man willing to sacrifice for his wife. Why did you choose the same symbol that all other couples have chosen?
4) Levels of dissatisfaction if the husband doesn't spend X weeks worth of income on her diamond ring. Who came up with X's value?
As you can tell, I'd make a fun spouse :) - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -3/+29they make great record players
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+27i thought everone knew this stuff, diamonds are basically worth the same as glass, they have huge storehouses of them in africa, and they can manufacture flawless ones and sell for half the cost, why the hell would you buy real ones?
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -5/+30But... it's true. Who the hell cares if they use a lame tactic to dramatize the point?
- typo180, on 10/12/2007, -2/+27Wow, if I could propose with a MacBook and have her be happy about it, I'd know I found the right woman.
But for her, I'd go Pro. - Shirk, on 10/12/2007, -13/+34I guess I'd write up a list about how worthless diamonds are if I were an angry single female blogger too.
- AlfaWolph, on 10/12/2007, -1/+22Looks like she's been thoroughly brainwashed like the rest of the American public.
- vuke69, on 10/12/2007, -1/+20Rather than make a rude comment about your mother, I will just let you use your imagination.
- vuke69, on 10/12/2007, -0/+17s/unorthodox gift/anal beads and a vibrator/g
Don't deny it. - LilRabbitFooFoo, on 08/11/2008, -0/+16Don't buy diamonds...period. Come up with something UNIQUE for your lady. :)
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -4/+20Talk about the amazing power of marketing.
Just look at how coveted this mineral is chemically identical to a man made stone.
BTW what is the point anyway? They reflect sunlight. OOOOOOooooo. Not nearly as impressive as a nice lcd display.
It is absurd that humans are killed over these things and continue to buy them at such artificially high prices. Grow a brain you mindless wealthy types. - evensong, on 10/12/2007, -0/+16How do you tell it is "real" if they are indistinguishable? In fact, some articles point out that man-made diamonds are now even more brilliant than natural ones.
- Arcadian, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16" Jennifer Connelly says in the movie Blood Diamond, “People back home would not buy a diamond if they knew it cost someone their hand.” Now you know. "
My mother would. She even saw the movie, too. Didn't phase her one bit. - consonance, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16We all hate anicejew, but you're carrying it too far.
- marinist, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13Very true: sapphires or rubies are much rarer, and were the preferred stones before the diamond mania began.
- manova, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13I did something similar for my wife. I got a family diamond (dead grandma doesn't need it and it has sentimental value) and put it on an ornate band with two small sapphires. I saved a ton of money (way under a $1k) and she got a ring that total strangers will compliment out of the blue. Recycle, recycle, recycle.
- Jemulov, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15I'd rather profess my love to my fiance by hand making the engagement ring myself. Besides, whatever happened to, "It's the thought that counts."
- saisumimen, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15Because people who didn't already know this by now are the type that don't really know about "stuff" unless they see it on "tee-vee" or "at the movies". I say it's a good tactic.
Not everyone is up with current events; we need to let Ric Romero so that all the soccer moms and old ladies know about this too. - crashflow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12"You can't make somebody understand something if their salary depends upon them not understanding it."
- Upton Sinclair - Promantarius, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12That blood diamond site was recommending you buy expensive 'legitimate' diamonds, whereas if the ability to fabricate diamonds for very low prices is just around the corner you'd think not buying any at all would be the smarter plan...
- vuke69, on 10/12/2007, -0/+12Look on the bright side, if you are ever strapped for cash you can probably resell it for enough for a nice meal at McDonalds, hell you could probably even supersize at least one of your combos.
- Bbanda, on 10/12/2007, -3/+15Well look at the bright side for us younger guys, if they really are close to fabricating diamond which I assume they are, diamonds are gunna cost a whole lot less when we get around to having to buy one for proposal/wedding. Isn't technology great?
- aquax, on 10/12/2007, -0/+11I'm glad my girlfriend is one of the 3 out of 4 women who prefer a plasma TV over a diamond ring.
http://www.digg.com/tech_news/3_out_of_4_women_now_prefer_a_plasma_tv_to_a_diamond_THANK_YOU_GOD - typo180, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12"...some articles point out that man-made diamonds are now even more brilliant than natural ones."
(read: this one) - JD52, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10Here is some fantastic reading on the diamond cartel.
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/198202/diamond - ahawks, on 10/12/2007, -4/+13My girlfriend works at a jewelry store and insists most of this is false. Who knows though, I'm still pretty iffy on diamonds.
When she was getting trained on how to sell everything in the store, she came home once and asked me a question to show off what she'd learned:
Her: "What is a diamond?"
Me: "Aged and compressed carbon. Glorified pencil lead"
Her: "........ a woman's best friend and a man's best weapon"
I still like my answer best - mejor, on 10/12/2007, -3/+12I heard somewhere they're experimenting with diamonds as cores for Computer Processors because they can withstand extreme heats... Only problem is they need a material that they can put the diamond core on that can withstand the heat as well.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -2/+11The thing about diamonds being "rare" is very true. There are actually tons and tons of diamonds, but it's basically an oligopoly of a few large companies holding back the supply so as to artificially boost the value of these rocks. Don't be fooled.
- sacherjj, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9Just buy your girl a brat if she is a fan of Da Bears.
- ornerycat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8I must be a freak of nature. I'm a woman, just married, and we both agreed to get simple gold bands since diamonds are a waste of money. I love my ring.
- Otto, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11>>>My girlfriend works at a jewelry store and insists most of this is false.
And she's still your girlfriend?
You, sir, have no standards. - Kumaku, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9Or better diodes.
- thomasb227, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Yeah, DeBeers execs are to be arressted upon entering the U.S. At least that's what I heard. There was a great article about how DeBeers marketed the diamond starting back in the '50s. As a kid hearing their slogans and ads, I thought it was the truth. Scary what this generations youth will believe or maybe we'll teach the question everything.
- bigstinky, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8I guess I'm really lucky. All my wife wanted was a simple gold band. The thousands of dollars I would have foolishly spent on a goofy diamond, went to putting our house together and starting our family. Diapers boys, that's where to put your money...You'll see.
We have been happily married for 7 years. - Otto, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7No, it's not true. These manmade diamonds that will be on the market in a few years (some are on the market right now) are actually *real* diamonds. There is no actual difference between diamonds somebody dug out of a hole vs. these which are made in a pressure cooker.
They don't glow under UV. They aren't "less" valuable somehow. They're identical. The only thing that lets you tell the difference is the utter perfection of them: They have no flaws.
Diamond is just carbon in interesting formations. Whether it was made naturally or not. -
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