jenni asked:


I’m interested in the differences in terms of cost, durability, looks, and value. Also if you have any information about “green” (environmentally friendly) diamonds, it would be greatly appreciated.

saintsantiago asked:


After watching the movie “Blood Diamond” and doing a lot of research, my girlfriend and I are ethically opposed to the purchase of mined diamonds. We are in disdain of the following:

1) Death and carnage of innocent Africans in the conflict diamond trade.
2) The greedy, monopolistic practices of the DeBeers diamond cartel.
3) The artificial scarcity of diamond supplies created by said cartel, which keeps prices high.
4) The bombardment of diamond advertising and celebrity lifestyle which put millions of people deep into debt.

I would like to know what are the highest quality synthetic diamonds available and if anyone had purchased these diamonds online or from a dealer. So far I have fond these sites online:

Diamond Nexus Labs
Russian Brilliants
Carat* Hong Kong

Any other recommendations?
Oh by the way, to Miss Randi L, who called me a cheap SOB…it was actually HER idea to go with a fake diamond, not mine. So save your hate emails.

b.dev04 asked:


I want to know what it takes to make synthetic diamonds, and where I can buy what I need.

Pbear asked:


Anyone know of any trustworthy places to get such a thing? Like, ive been considering the moissanite synthetic diamonds since they don’t seem to be dirt-cheap and claim to be high quality. I know about ‘diamond-nexus’ place but i dont like them as much. Anyone know of any other places I should look at or have any input on the moissanite loose diamonds?
no1 wants 10 points? @_@

uncleclover asked:


I love wordplay, but actually am kinda’ curious on this one. If you don’t already know, any organic matter can be processed into synthetic diamonds - some folks even have their deceased loved ones preserved in that manner. So if x = number of average-sized carrots processed into a synthetic diamond, solve for “x” in this equation:

x carrots = 1 carat

Curious.

Joesph P asked:


1)In a thermonuclear device, the pressure of 0.050 liters of gas within the bomb casing reaches 4.0 x 106 atm. When the bomb casing is destroyed by the explosion, the gas is released into the atmosphere where it reaches a pressure of 1.00 atm. What is the volume of the gas after the explosion?

2)Synthetic diamonds can be manufactured at pressures of 6.00 x 104 atm. If we took 2.00 liters of gas at 1.00 atm and compressed it to a pressure of 6.00 x 104 atm, what would the volume of that gas be?