http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/10/a-planet-made-of-diamond-twice-the-size-of-earth/ The latest Technology news and blog posts from ABC News contributors and bloggers. Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:52:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/10/a-planet-made-of-diamond-twice-the-size-of-earth/#comment-2446381 MadGuy1961 Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:35:11 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/?p=112529#comment-2446381 Brian P: Agreed on your points, and the basic rules of supply and demand would also dictate that the value of diamonds would be virtually worthless if everyone on the planets owned them by the pounds. After all, how valuable is dirt? Well, they theorize that planet's "dirt" is diamonds. When it's that plentiful, who cares? Brian P: Agreed on your points, and the basic rules of supply and demand would also dictate that the value of diamonds would be virtually worthless if everyone on the planets owned them by the pounds. After all, how valuable is dirt? Well, they theorize that planet’s “dirt” is diamonds. When it’s that plentiful, who cares?

]]> http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/10/a-planet-made-of-diamond-twice-the-size-of-earth/#comment-2435028 Brian P Sat, 20 Oct 2012 06:41:01 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/?p=112529#comment-2435028 Diamonds aren't really that rare on Earth, and their supposed value is only because of strong marketing that make people believe they are valuable and desirable. It isn't going to advance our society just because we have more diamond jewelry to wear. Once you add the markup because of shipping cost to bring diamonds from another planet, no one would be able to afford them anyway. Diamonds aren’t really that rare on Earth, and their supposed value is only because of strong marketing that make people believe they are valuable and desirable. It isn’t going to advance our society just because we have more diamond jewelry to wear. Once you add the markup because of shipping cost to bring diamonds from another planet, no one would be able to afford them anyway.

]]> http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/10/a-planet-made-of-diamond-twice-the-size-of-earth/#comment-2427288 davem Fri, 12 Oct 2012 03:56:26 +0000 http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/?p=112529#comment-2427288 There are stars much bigger than any planet that consist largely , if not entirely , of crystallized carbon , aka diamond . It's likely that our Sun , having a similar composition and mass , will eventually end up this way as well as it slowly dies out . There are stars much bigger than any planet that consist largely , if not entirely , of crystallized carbon , aka diamond . It’s likely that our Sun , having a similar composition and mass , will eventually end up this way as well as it slowly dies out .

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