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politicaljack78

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59. I was thinking the same thing.

Fri Oct 12, 2012, 02:54 PM

Oct 2012

Wouldn't want the price of shiny common carbon all of a sudden plummeting and hurting the bottom line of the company and their wallets.

So sad that people are dying to mine this in Africa, yet this company owns vast quantities of diamonds in other nations and does not release them to keep profiteering at a max.

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Astronomers Reveal Planet Is Made Of Diamond [View all] IDemo Oct 2012 OP

I would change the name to "Lucy" itsrobert Oct 2012 #1

+10000 Good one!..and... DavidL Oct 2012 #10

I think they should too! burrowowl Oct 2012 #58

Prediction: DeBeers, Inc. is going to find a way to buy that planet... LeftinOH Oct 2012 #2

+1 justabob Oct 2012 #4

Correction: Corporate Welfared by the American Taxpayer torotoro Oct 2012 #11

Apparently, this planet is a girl's best friend. n/t Downtown Hound Oct 2012 #14

Also, a man's best friend... AAO Oct 2012 #30

Some girls maybe, but - kas125 Oct 2012 #35

+100 Brazillion Myrina Oct 2012 #41

If Tiffany's gets it, Newt will get it for Callista on his credit card. Jack Rabbit Oct 2012 #39

I was thinking the same thing. politicaljack78 Oct 2012 #59

The Koch brothers are likely working on a space ship right now. djean111 Oct 2012 #3

I wonder if there could be a big diamond asteroid near Earth somewhere? itsrobert Oct 2012 #7

I took "Space Law" in Law School MrBig Oct 2012 #16

It will belong to whoever has the means to defend their interests there. Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #24

Unfortunately, very very true n/t MrBig Oct 2012 #36

In other words: Very likely no one. JackRiddler Oct 2012 #37

I don't believe that at all. Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #47

Of course you don't. JackRiddler Oct 2012 #48

It must be my knowledge of history. Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #50

Or of TV and movies with US marines in outer space. JackRiddler Oct 2012 #51

80-year round trip for a photon FiveGoodMen Oct 2012 #54

Yes, I was speaking about our own solar system. Atypical Liberal Oct 2012 #57

some scientists have postulated that Jupiter has a diamond core.... lastlib Oct 2012 #23

Inhabited by a race of sexy Amazon women? Blue_Tires Oct 2012 #5

Mit has already claimed that one. That's HIS planet for when he gets one of his own. MNBrewer Oct 2012 #6

If no one has called it already . . . 4th law of robotics Oct 2012 #8

Kolob? The Dude Oct 2012 #9

Arthur C. Clarke proposed the core of Jupiter is made of diamond.... Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #12

That's my thinking too: Gas giant that migrated inwards too closely and had its atmosphere stripped. DRoseDARs Oct 2012 #42

They're just now discovering star factories routinely spit out Jupiter like gas giants. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2012 #44

love the comments on this thread mountain grammy Oct 2012 #13

Cool Liberalynn Oct 2012 #15

Even here on Earth, diamonds aren't all that rare Downtown Hound Oct 2012 #17

They found another Romney offshore tax haven? lowkell Oct 2012 #18

DUzy. KurtNYC Oct 2012 #20

47,788,800,000,000,000,000,000,000 kilograms of diamonds. Robb Oct 2012 #19

---but they'd better watch their asses if they have oil. jerseyjack Oct 2012 #21

So a 10-year-old on Earth would be 4869 years old on 55 Cancri e. nt valerief Oct 2012 #22

So a 10-year-old on Earth would be 4869 years old on 55 Cancri e. nt AlbertCat Oct 2012 #25

And be very warm, too. Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #27

Yeah christx30 Oct 2012 #31

That's what everyone says who lives in a place that has a climate akin to that of the Ikonoklast Oct 2012 #32

DeBeers has launched a mission..actually probably terrified someone would. hlthe2b Oct 2012 #26

Sol will be a giant diamond some day. n/t Gore1FL Oct 2012 #28

I wonder if Superman had anything to do with this Kingofalldems Oct 2012 #29

well, diamonds are carbon based, as is all life forms SemperEadem Oct 2012 #33

If Liz Taylor were still around, she'd be launching an exploratory group... nt MADem Oct 2012 #34

man that's hot proud patriot Oct 2012 #38

..... PD Turk Oct 2012 #40

I bet this willd start a new space race. I bet we'll have FTL travel in 50 years now. Just wait... Third Doctor Oct 2012 #43

I'm still waiting for those anyone-can-afford trips to the moon base Art_from_Ark Oct 2012 #45

I wonder what's valuable on their world. Jim Lane Oct 2012 #46

Water dipsydoodle Oct 2012 #53

"It could only be Jared" rusty fender Oct 2012 #49

If we could actually reach a planet made of diamond, sufrommich Oct 2012 #52

With my luck, when I got there, it would be made out of cubic zirconium. olddad56 Oct 2012 #55

and such a romantic name! 55 Cancri e. Images of cancer cells and machinery waft about in my mind. Kablooie Oct 2012 #56

So I sent this article to my wife PD Turk Oct 2012 #60

there goes the value of a diamond fascisthunter Oct 2012 #61

I for one welcome our new diamond overlords. n/t Fearless Oct 2012 #62