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Stake

(200 posts) Sun Sep 16, 2012, 09:37 AM Sep 2012

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Russia declassifies deposit of impact diamonds

Last edited Sun Sep 16, 2012, 10:42 AM - Edit history (1)

Source: http://www.itar-tass.com/en/

Russia has declassified a large deposit of super hard diamonds which are twice harder than usual ones. The sensational statement was made by Novosibirsk scientists of the Institute of Geology and Mineralogy at the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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Russia declassifies deposit of impact diamonds (Original Post) Stake Sep 2012 OP

"Send money now!!" nt bemildred Sep 2012 #1

No, no... this is Russia. Scootaloo Sep 2012 #5

Sorry, I just didn't think before I posted. nt bemildred Sep 2012 #6

Galactic diamonds lunatica Sep 2012 #2

so the aliens paid them off in diamonds? Baclava Sep 2012 #3

Interesting davidthegnome Sep 2012 #4

Better table saw blades Major Nikon Sep 2012 #10

In Russia, diamond wear you. Exultant Democracy Sep 2012 #7

LOL. That always makes me giggle. Hassin Bin Sober Sep 2012 #9

OMG. They had that huge asteroid strike. Wowza. What cool stuff. aquart Sep 2012 #8

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

1. "Send money now!!" nt

Reply to Stake (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 09:49 AM

Sep 2012

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)

5. No, no... this is Russia.

Reply to bemildred (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 10:47 AM

Sep 2012

It's "Please to be with the sending of the money now!"

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

6. Sorry, I just didn't think before I posted. nt

Reply to Scootaloo (Reply #5)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 12:56 PM

Sep 2012

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

2. Galactic diamonds

Reply to Stake (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 10:07 AM

Sep 2012

Baclava

(12,047 posts)

3. so the aliens paid them off in diamonds?

Reply to Stake (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 10:18 AM

Sep 2012

no wonder they won the first space race

davidthegnome

(2,983 posts)

4. Interesting

Reply to Stake (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 10:28 AM

Sep 2012

I wonder what kind of advanced technologies these would be used in.

Major Nikon

(36,818 posts)

10. Better table saw blades

Reply to davidthegnome (Reply #4)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 04:44 PM

Sep 2012

Exultant Democracy

(6,594 posts)

7. In Russia, diamond wear you.

Reply to Stake (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 01:11 PM

Sep 2012

Hassin Bin Sober

(26,311 posts)

9. LOL. That always makes me giggle.

Reply to Exultant Democracy (Reply #7)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 03:53 PM

Sep 2012

aquart

(69,014 posts)

8. OMG. They had that huge asteroid strike. Wowza. What cool stuff.

Reply to Stake (Original post)

Sun Sep 16, 2012, 02:26 PM

Sep 2012

How do you cut a diamond that is twice as hard as normal? Did they first find out when jewelers began screaming and demanding their money back?

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