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Re:Authenticity in the Age of the Fake by nailer on Thursday November 24, 2016 @08:53AM (#13030308)
> There are difference between natural and fake diamonds

Synthetic diamonds are not fake or unnatural. The distinction is between 'mined' vs 'made'

> I think those impurities give "character" to natural diamonds and make em more valuable.

I think they make mined diamonds more impure. And I think mined diamond companies use them to exploit men through artificial scarcity.

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Re:Authenticity in the Age of the Fake by ObeyTheGuts on Saturday November 26, 2016 @06:02AM (#13042926)
How its artificial scarcity if it is possible to tell man made vs natre made diamond, they are two different this then!

Purity of man made stuff is why it sucks, pure iron will rust the fuck away, u need add carbon and some metals to make good steel, same pure diamonds dont break light passing trough in such beautiful way as natural diamonds, and those impurities so far were not recreated by man.

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