Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit
by evilmushroom on Thursday March 21, 2013 @09:26AM
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My girlfriend said the same thing. I did however get her a diamond (she doesn't know about it yet)... but it cost me 1/20th the price as I have a friend in that industry. I would not have paid retail for a diamond as I know how much of a rip off it is.
The rest of the ring I'm including fragments from a martian meteorite, a lunar meteorite, and a deep space iron meteorite...... and then other gems from every continent. :)
That is AWESOME that you made your ring. I'm having this one made... as I just... seriously lack the artistic skill to create what I want. :)
I think your collection of stones is quite awesome as well, and tells a far better story than just a diamond.
Here's the obligatory xkcd comic: http://xkcd.com/260/ It's about glass, but the resulting piece is very cool because of the story.
Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit
by evilmushroom on Thursday March 21, 2013 @11:05AM
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XKCD is always relevant.
She and I love traveling and travel a lot-- I wanted her ring to represent every place mankind has gone/will go to in our lifetime.... I bet there are few objects in the world that have been combined with pieces from so many distant origins.
Re:Diamonds Are Bullshit
by ensignavenger on Friday March 22, 2013 @12:55PM
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I love the collection of stones! Great idea. I wish you and your girlfriend the best of fortunes in your life together!
I would be far more happy to have a ring made for me then one that was just bought from a store no matter what the price difference for all sorts of reasons (unique, easy to just spend money, hard to actually make one wtc)
Now, rather than bragging about how big and expensive the stone is, my wife happily shows off her ring and tells her girlfriends how I made it for her, and how beautiful and special it is.
My wife is the most awesome woman ever! (Source: Personal experience and careful study and observation).