[RightWhale]

Diamonds are diamonds

Seems like, from discussion with an actual jeweler many years ago, that flawless natural diamonds are the exception. If someone turned up with a tray of flawless gem diamonds, one should assume they are all manmade. Natural diamonds have various inclusions and other defects, and color varies from one stone to the next.

[BushCountry]

Well if Intel won't jump on this, I hope AMD does. I can't wait for a 100 or 200 gigahertz machine.

[LetsRok]

I guess "test tube babies" are not real babies?

[balrog666]

Seems like, from discussion with an actual jeweler many years ago, that flawless natural diamonds are the exception. If someone turned up with a tray of flawless gem diamonds, one should assume they are all manmade. Natural diamonds have various inclusions and other defects, and color varies from one stone to the next.

True, but nobody requests inclusions and colors can be manufactured, so the top of the market will soon be dead. Where will that leave the bottom?

[Sundog]

Of course you are right, and flawless diamonds are supposed to be manufactured with something that makes them fluoresce slightly so they can be quickly detected. There is nothing illegal about not doing so, and there are apparently more ways coming on line to manufacture them. De Beers want it to be illegal tho...

My daughter has a 100+ carat clunker left over from a drill manufacturing step where it came out 3/10,000" off spec, but it isn't clear.