Re: OT: Marcury has a layer of diamond 10 miles thick, NASA spacecraft finds

In article <v8j0d5$2t70j$1@dont-email.me>, bill.sloman@ieee.org says...

 
 From what I could find in a quick search the industrial diamonds are
only about 10 to 20 dollars per carat versus the several thousand dollars
the jewel  quality ones would cost.  That is where I base my
'worthless' price at.

 
Cheap isn't the same as worthless.
 
 
 

My bad choice of words.  I should have said something more like they are
not worth much money.  They are very useful in industry, just do not
cost anything at all like the jewelery ones.

Years ago I had an uncle that worked for a brick company and he used a
saw to cut the bricks for samples.  He had saved a jar full of diamonds
that came off the saw blades.  Thought he had some big money comming to
him.  Found out that that whole jar would only sell for a few dollars.