how would you like this diamond!!!

[Smurfysmiles]

Largest diamond EVER

Check out this diamond baby!


Diamond star thrills astronomers

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.

It''s the compressed heart of an old star that was once bright like our Sun but has since faded and shrunk.

Astronomers have decided to call the star "Lucy" after the Beatles song, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.

 

[orangemonster]

But GEEZ... WHERE do you go SHOPPING for the SETTING?!?!!!

 

[Smurfysmiles]

lol

maybe you could use this, but i dont think it would fit on your finger lol

 

[Deelight]

Is it an AGS0 though

OMG that is freakin enormous

How long before shrinkage sets in?

 

[idreamofice]

.....wow

 

[Lorelei]

Struth! I cannot begin to comprehend that sort of size, as you would need a loupe the size of the sun to grade it theoretically....WOW!

Another point for me to ponder next time I stargaze.

 

[tberube]

hmmm. I wonder if they''ll find a way to mine that thing. Diamond prices would go down tenfold!

 

[tberube]

Date: 1/15/2008 5:04:46 AM
Author: Deelight
Is it an AGS0 though


OMG that is freakin enormous


How long before shrinkage sets in?

Dee, hahahahaha!!!!

It would take a billion years at least, I bet.

 

[sunnyd]

I''m gonna need a bigger finger...