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ChaoAmber@feddit.uk to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6か月前

Diamonds lose their sparkle as prices come crashing down

www.theguardian.com

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Diamonds lose their sparkle as prices come crashing down

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ChaoAmber@feddit.uk to Uplifting News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6か月前
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Lab-grown rocks and fewer weddings have put a huge damper on the market. On the bright side, a big dazzler is now affordable for many
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    We said fuck diamonds entirely, even lab grown, and even had to go out of our way to find something that didnt have diamonds on it somehow

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      Fucking noice, dude. 👏 Honestly, yeah, why even diamonds. They brainwashed us good.

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        Women love diamonds for their wide range of industrial applications.

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          Like making pickaxes and mining obsidian?

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            it’s actually a quote from Portal, or marketing material thereof.

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              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5I3VnCHWsU

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        Mostly because they dont get scratched. Theyre pretty neat. Not blood diamonds though, those are a crime against humanity.

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      We have tattoos.

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      I got us bare tungsten carbide bands. If “Diamonds are forever”, then tungsten carbide is 9.5/10ths of forever, and it’s the whole band instead of just a small easily-detachable part of it. More practically, it won’t get beat to hell like the white gold ring from my first marriage. Plus, if I ever need a really strong connector for jury-rigging something, I’m now carrying one with me at all times!

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        Tc won’t scratch, but it is brittle though.

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          So are diamonds, but hey - don’t pollute my symbol with your facts! As far as romance is concerned, hardness == durability, end of story :P

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