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Hom3r

13-09-2010 20:55

Nice diamond, shame about the price

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/3492919.stm

Quote:

Twinkling in the sky is a diamond star of 10 billion trillion trillion carats, astronomers have discovered.

The cosmic diamond is a chunk of crystallised carbon, 4,000 km across, some 50 light-years from the Earth in the constellation Centaurus.

"You would need a jeweller's loupe the size of the Sun to grade this diamond,"

So how much would it cost at Â£8,000 per carat?

Ed2020

13-09-2010 21:03

Re: Nice diamond, shame about the price

Quote:

Originally Posted by hom3r (Post 35090949)

so how much would it cost at Â£8,000 per carat?

Â£8 * 10^37 :)

Hom3r

13-09-2010 21:04

Re: Nice diamond, shame about the price

Well I worked it out to 8,000 octillion pounds (51 0's) Â£8,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,00 0,000,000,000,000,000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_large_numbers

gazzae

13-09-2010 21:06

Re: Nice diamond, shame about the price

Maybe the price has gone up since 2004

Ed2020

13-09-2010 21:07

Re: Nice diamond, shame about the price

Although I suspect the value of rough diamonds would decrease somewhat with the introduction of an additional 10 billion trillion trillion carats onto the market...

Gary L

13-09-2010 21:08

Re: Nice diamond, shame about the price

Surely if you can go and get it it won't cost anything? and you can sell it in little affordable pieces.

Julian

13-09-2010 21:13

Re: Nice diamond, shame about the price

Someone should put it on ebay - buyer collects.

Gary L

13-09-2010 21:21

Re: Nice diamond, shame about the price

Quote:

Originally Posted by Julian (Post 35090963)

Someone should put it on ebay - buyer collects.

You'd have to state that cash on collection is not an option.

martyh

13-09-2010 21:23

Re: Nice diamond, shame about the price

reminiscent of Arthur c clark in the 3rd installment of his space oddysey series .A chunk of diamond the size of mt Everest lands on Europa after jupiter explodes

Maggy

13-09-2010 22:34

Re: Nice diamond, shame about the price

Is the cost of going and getting it actually worth it?

I really fail to see the attraction of Diamonds.I think they are cold and ugly.

Give me an opal or a ruby or emerald or sapphire any day..

v0id	13-09-2010 23:22

Re: Nice diamond, shame about the price

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maggy J (Post 35090995)

Is the cost of going and getting it actually worth it?

You think Dicky Branson will give discounts with Virgin Galactic for VM customers? :D

PeteLockwood

14-09-2010 14:44

Re: Nice diamond, shame about the price

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary L (Post 35090965)

You'd have to state that cash on collection is not an option.

i wonder if paypal provide buyer / seller protection ?

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