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myLot reputation of 89/100. sconibear (2537)   ranked 846 out of 38,237 in life8 months ago

so, i was just watching "Modern Marvels" on The History Channel...........yeah, i'm a $lut for science and all things that learn my brain.

anyways the show was all about the element carbon.

they talked about carbon fiber race cars, carbon based life(US!!!) and got around to discussing diamonds which are actually carbon which has been compressed under intense pressure for billions of years, until it becomes crystallized carbon or diamonds.

well it turns out scientists have discovered a white dwarf star 17 light years from Earth which is made out of crystallized carbon.

so this star, named BPM37093, is actually a GIGANTIC DIAMOND as big as.........well, as big as a star.

it's estimated carat weight is 10^33 or 10 billion trillion trillion carats.


>>>>NOT A REFERRAL LINK<<<<

http://www.iastate.edu/IaStater/1998/0598/diamond.html

http://www.physicspost.com/articles.php?articleId=66&page=&show=all



now if i could just find a jeweler that can mount it on a ring. confused



anyway...........that's all............i just found it kind of interesting.



do you prefer ketchup or catsup???

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 55/100. Little_Stormy (1839)   ranked 5,485 out of 38,237 in life   8 months ago

WOW!!!!!!!

I love the History channel.... and the Science channel.. don't you?????

So, how do I get to this star before Dana does???


myLot reputation of 55/100. Little_Stormy (1839)   ranked 5,485 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

ohhh! I hate catsup and Ketchup.... I like mayo!

*curtsy*


myLot reputation of 89/100. sconibear (2537)   ranked 846 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

i'm thinking about maybe seeing if darkjedi can borrow the Death Star for a weekend so we can tow it back to Earth.


i like to mix mayo with the ketchup and dip my fries in it.........it's an acquired taste...........but of course, i'm a culinary arteest. ninja


myLot reputation of 55/100. Little_Stormy (1839)   ranked 5,485 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

OMG!!! are ya serious?

I started out mixing mayo and ketchup together for my fries... but now I mix mayo and BBQ sauce! it's AWESOME!!!!! ya have to try it! you will love it!


myLot reputation of 89/100. sconibear (2537)   ranked 846 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

yeah........BBQ sauce is just tangy ketchup so i'm sure it's DEEEELISH!


myLot reputation of 92/100. Irishfrndly65 (7368)   ranked 469 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

Ohh.....I wanna see the Death Star...I'm feeling like redecorating...something....orange? yea.....


myLot reputation of 99/100. mtdewgurl74 (10311)   ranked 891 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

I haven't tried mixing Miracle whip and Ketchup for my fries but I do so for my hamburgers all the time. I guess it never hurts to try it that way at least once.

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2. myLot reputation of 91/100. uath13 (3777)   ranked 867 out of 38,237 in life   8 months ago

Finally, a real reason to explore space. Diamonds....


myLot reputation of 91/100. uath13 (3777)   ranked 867 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

Also explains why women expect us to give them the stars...


myLot reputation of 89/100. sconibear (2537)   ranked 846 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

yeah there's all kinds of crap out there.
and we just let all the aliens have it............and they don't even appreciate it's value.
they just use it for UFO fuel and snack foods. thumbdown


myLot reputation of 93/100. TLChimes (1648)   ranked 315 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

I do not eat dimonds nor do I put them in the space craft. I let the kids play catch with them.

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3. myLot reputation of 87/100. Mirsya (382)   ranked 4,920 out of 38,237 in life   8 months ago

Well, it's not impossible since carbon can turn into diamond. Actually, ordinary charcoal and diamond is from the same element. What makes them different is the crystal structure. So, the star you've mention was actually a black charcoal-like star million years before.


myLot reputation of 89/100. sconibear (2537)   ranked 846 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

yeah........that sounds about right.

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4. myLot reputation of 95/100. Theresaaiza (1560)   ranked 761 out of 38,237 in life   8 months ago

I kind of hoped they were referral links again!cry

ketchup!

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5. myLot reputation of 84/100. guybrush (3498)   ranked 2,426 out of 38,237 in life   8 months ago

We don't have ketchup OR catsup. It's plain ol' tomato sauce in the Land of Oz! Monster diamonds falling from the sky? It'll probably land on Elizabeth Taylor and squash her flat. I read recently they are now making 'diamonds' out of the cremains of dearly departed ... you can have granny's ashes heated to an unbelievable degree, at which stage it then becomes a solid which resembles a diamond .. and can be mounted in 'heirloom jewellery'. Creepy, eh?


myLot reputation of 93/100. TLChimes (1648)   ranked 315 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

Someone else mentioned that and my question was... what happens when everyone who knew that was Gran dies? Who knows where it ends up.... or how about the guy who stole the jewelry box and then went home with this cool gift for his girlfriend. If only she knew what her dumb boyfriend was up to.


myLot reputation of 98/100. James72 (6965)   ranked 71 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

You tell 'em guybrush! It's a sauce made from tomatoes people! Hellllloooooooooo! confused Catsup, Ketchup, Shutup.... Jeez!


myLot reputation of 84/100. guybrush (3498)   ranked 2,426 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

... A sauce by any other name, James ... would STILL just be tomato sauce!

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6. myLot reputation of 92/100. Irishfrndly65 (7368)   ranked 469 out of 38,237 in life   8 months ago

Ok, call me Frugal Franny, but I'm a CZ gal. LOL! Or cheaper colored stones, I'm soo NOT paying that for a piece of rock. What the heck for? I also prefer silver to gold and white gold if I can't get silver. All I can think of is what else that money could be used for instead of a diamond. LOL! Eeeekkkk!!!!


myLot reputation of 55/100. Little_Stormy (1839)   ranked 5,485 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

To be completely honest.. I feel the same way!
I have diamonds, and some pretty big ones too.. but not because I asked for them... When I got engaged my husband took me to pick out my ring, and I picked a ring with a small diamond because I really don't care for big gaudy rings.. unfortunately, he went behind my back and got me the marquis cut that I picked out but the stone was huge.. all I could think of was... what a waste of money! lol!

I'm really not materialistic at all..


myLot reputation of 92/100. Irishfrndly65 (7368)   ranked 469 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

LOL....I'm thinking mean thoughts. Sell it, replace with a cz and redo the house. heeee Ok...I'm bad today...I know..........

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7. myLot reputation of 98/100. James72 (6965)   ranked 71 out of 38,237 in life   8 months ago

Sorry mate, but I think Donald Trump has already used other people's money to buy it so he can set it in the next engagement ring he'll be giving to his 47th Eastern European model Wife that loves him for his looks and personality.

All that aside though, that's one heck of a find! 17 light years away is not so bad either. If someone heads off now, they should reach it by around the year 6843. What intrigued me not so long ago was a show I was watching that had people getting deceased person's ashes compressed into fake diamonds to wear as jewellery. They had some machine that provided ridiculous amounts of localized force to make them. Strange stuff!

Ketchup, Catsup? Neither, where I come from we call it "Tomato Sauce". thumbup


myLot reputation of 55/100. Little_Stormy (1839)   ranked 5,485 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

ROFL!!!!! didcha hear the news???

today Donald Trumps 47th wife was born!! she weighed 8 pounds and 2 ounces! and strangely enough.. she will still weigh the same when she is old enough to marry him for his outstanding looks and winning personality! happy


myLot reputation of 93/100. TLChimes (1648)   ranked 315 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

lol Cute Stormy, very cute.

confusedJames what happened to the dead person when the person wearing them died and no one knew the first dead guy was now a fake diamond? Ewww... how many cheap skates bought that gift from the pawn shop?


myLot reputation of 98/100. James72 (6965)   ranked 71 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

This is fantastic news Stormy! Does her name have about six K's in it? confused Not only does that man ooze charm and sophistication out the wazoo, his hair is one of the only things that'll survive a nuclear holocaust!

TLChimes, in situation's like these, the only thing to do really is track down all the people involved and get 'em on Jerry Springer! w00t

And for the record, I didn't read all the other responses before replying myself and guybrush mentioned the ashes/diamond angle already a few sections up! My bad, guy! blush


myLot reputation of 92/100. Irishfrndly65 (7368)   ranked 469 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

What the HECK is up with that guys hair? Donald...shave that crap off! It scares me!


myLot reputation of 99/100. mtdewgurl74 (10311)   ranked 891 out of 38,237 in life  8 months ago

I guess they wanted them to be turned into fake diamonds so they could wear them close to their hearts but seriously I wouldn't be able to wear it if I knew it had once been the remains of a deceased person. To scary and would definitely give me nightmares about it. I told my husband I was having him cremated but I guess what is going to be in the Urn is what I'll have left of him.


Note* I went in search of my Ketchup bottle and it says that It is made up of a Tomato concentrate that is made up from (water and tomato paste)high fructose corn syrup,vinegar,salt,onion powder,spice and natural flavors.
Has anyone just used actual plain tomato sauce as a dip for fries? I guess it would be something to try when I run out of ketchup.

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8. myLot reputation of 93/100. TLChimes (1648)   ranked 315 out of 38,237 in life   8 months ago

Very Cool... I passed the link on to my dad... he'll love it.

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9. myLot reputation of 86/100. commanderxo (462)   ranked 4,064 out of 38,237 in life   8 months ago

Let's hope NASA doesn't find out too soon. If they do...chances are they'll send the next shuttle crew on a mining mission!

"Forget Mars and the Moon gentlemen...we're now on a galactic mission to --- the DIAMOND STAR! In the meantime, we'll be having our experts scan the heavens for --- GOLD STARS, in case we need to make a pit-stop along the way."

"Now, what did we do with all those mini Hubble-scopes?"
"Pass 'em around."

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10. myLot reputation of 79/100. JOIEMARVIC (1196)   ranked 3,768 out of 38,237 in life   8 months ago

Very interesting story. I wonder if that worth of that diamond could cover up all the debts of the powerful and not so powerful countries worlwide...lol..but if that diamond is really as big as a star.whoa..its some kinda freaky..
i prefer catsup!lol...

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