Making diamonds from human ashes | Big Think

[@sirlordcomic]

ETERNEVA's mission is to make money, No less transactional than anything that's gone before. Each to his own but this makes be glad that we still have meaningful mourning rituals in my country.

[@alayhaferron1972]

Because mornings never really end they wanted a ritual that last with you forever

[@sirlordcomic]

I have no problem with them doing what they want but the commercialisation of death has gotten to the point where the living relatives feel they have to go into debt to properly mourn a loved one who has passed. It’s therefore incredibly disingenuous to frame what is simply a commercial enterprise as some sort of new mourning ritual.

[@AndersRosendalBJJ]

@@Insanitea Skip the cremation. Body is still carbon

[@robertoponce8077]

Soul and love belong to the best of humanity, diamonds and death to the mercenaires.

[@ammerudgrenda]

Not sure if I understand your point. How does this change the mourning ritual?

[@Vionbringer]

Hundreds of years in the future, I can imagine families celebrating marriages with each spouse wearing individualized crowns and tiaras, inset with jewels made of generations of loved ones. Not a fashion item, but your literal ancestry joining you in ceremony.

[@moeneet7069]

Brings a whole new meaning to jewel thieving and chain snatching.

[@fobineche]

I was thinking exactly this as I watched it. Amazing.

[@santiagoblumenstrauss861]

What a grosly thing

[@jordanodwyer6552]

🤩I would love to wear a tiara that IS my family🤩

[@VellianoRosso]

Companies have been offering these diamonds for over 15 years now. This isn’t her idea.

[@joanaceddiasavocado2157]

She never said that bruh

[@EthanVandal]

Your grandma throws hands harder than you.

[@whathell6t]

It’s a soul stone.

[@huskydadtokoda]

🤯

[@BiryaniLover365]

*Thanos has joined the chat.*

[@PianomanMIC]

I won't scatter your ashes to the endless sea... We are diamond dogs

[@sdutango]

Salute Boss

[@lukamarkovic5869]

A shining light, to our brothers-in-arms. Even in death...

[@inhaledexhaled5460]

Thats great but people have now formed an attachment to that jewellery which means when they lose it or it breaks, theyll be devastated.. people need to learn to let go so they keep the memories not something physical

[@bhoxzivanlangnamanpfhoe7869]

if diamonds can be made easily, why are they still expensive

[@collapsethestars]

If it's good enough for Big Boss, it's good enough for the rest of us.

[@sdutango]

We the Diamonds Dogs

[@craftyclou]

When I die this is what I want to happen, but if it cost too much I wanna be pencils

[@omarlives]

Cool concept until u lose ur dead child turned into a diamond ring.

[@ec6052]

Nah, too small. We want fat people!

[@Vynzent]

Lmao. That's so fucked but funny. Losing your child twice.

[@kip_c]

I won't scatter your sorrow to the heartless sea. I will always be with you. Plant your roots in me. I won't see you end as ashes.

[@miss.apprehended]

Diamonds can be made from hair, that's a little less macabre than entrusting a company with a loved one's ashes.

[@skwiggsskytower2517]

So this company is growing "Family Jewels" My inner child is laughing hysterically.

[@evanroldan9566]

I won't scatter your sorrow to the heartless sea

[@FiguraCinque]

This is somehow a little creepy.

[@Jessica-kk1cz]

That’s so beautiful. I couldn’t do it with my closest family members, I’d be terrified I’d lose the person. But for others, it’s so meaningful.

[@whipchick90]

I have my 20 yr old daughter's ashes but could never afford this. I couldn't even afford her funeral. This is also very transactional.

[@heristyono4755]

"What we do has so much PRESSURE"

[@Mechvijay88]

What if you lost that ring somewhere? Will you worry for your missed one again or for the carbon diamond? Materialistic Idea.. Don't arrest into diamond, let them free They are priceless, but you are trying to fix a price

[@RVNT9OE]

No thanks. Just put my ashes is a Nesquik container and put me in the shelves. Some asshole will drink me.

[@ultimateDOOMPOOL]

She probably plays MGS V

[@kanojo1969]

It's a lovely idea and obviously incredibly emotional for the people involved. But it's not actually TRUE. Cremation burns at 1500 degrees and that breaks down the carbon in your body. There is nothing in the ashes to grow a diamond from. The diamond they grow is 100% from the EXTRA carbon they add to the ashes before they start. To be clear: In the finished diamond there's not a single atom of your loved one's physical body. Big Think are really hurting their own reputation if they promote something like this. Is it worth it? Do some googling. It's a shame it's not real, otherwise I would do this when my parents pass. Also, it's expensive as hell: starting at $3000US and up to $10k.

[@kempo10]

Did you get your chemistry degree from Google too?

[@Galifamackus]

Can I have some links or sources? So far I’ve only seen google results supporting that creation of diamonds is completely possible via cremation

[@briangarrow448]

Someone here is correct and the other one is not. This isn’t something that I would be interested in but if it helps someone else, who am I to judge?

[@jakx2ob]

@@Galifamackus If by "Google results supporting that creation of diamonds is possible" you mean the eterneva website, check their sources. I went over two of the papers they linked and in both cases they were making statements unsupported by their sources (lying).

[@tonykerr3208]

So atoms of carbon are actually destroyed at 1500 Celsius? What constituen parts do they fall apart to? You mean that the electrons are ripped apart from the nucleus of carbon, or does it go further and the nucleus falls apart into quarks?

[@Company-59]

Captain here: To grow diamonds you need carbon from special areas in the world. Brazil is known to have the best. If you ask scientists in the know of how to grow diamonds, they will tell you that you can add up to 3% of human ashes carbon to the mixture so the human carbon is not keeping the good stuff to grow into a diamond. The resulting diamond has no human carbon in it. Never. If you’d want to get more information and get in contact to non-affiliated scientists, message me. We will find a way to communicate. Press or attorneys or law enforcement only.

[@BloodoperaBlackvomit]

Thats a pretty good idea. Some people will love this. Greetings from The Netherlands.

[@marieb5251]

There's a horror sci-fi movie story here.

[@kagannasuhbeyoglu]

Summary Sentence : There is no limit to earning money !!!

[@senorvillarruel8129]

Robber: give me all your money and jewelry. Her: No please the diamond is my friends ashes. Robber: ???

[@Fareda57]

Lmao 🤣

[@TheSapphireLeo]

LMAO! Just violently had this thought, before we saw this!

[@CandysFavorites]

Too bad they are so expensive!

[@zeramino]

This isn't a new idea. I thought the video was about how they grow these diamonds, but it's all an add to support her company.

[@CoolGuy-eq5vc]

I'm sure grandma wouldn't mind turning into a diamond right?

[@FelipeF78]

Venom Snake approves.

[@invox9490]

Allow me to play Devil's Advocate: What if the Nazis (or any Genocidal goverment for that matter) had this technology?

[@julianvergara4428]

So are we all just ignoring that at 5:44 on the video the ashes are falling on gravitational space? 🥱

[@sandiwilliamson2764]

Such a spectacular idea. What a beautiful gift. What would a 2 carat Diamond cost and how long would it take to make

[@demeloalex]

What a great idea!

[@toology55]

Your mom's soul is still around, that was just her temporary human body.

[@umarkalkan8158]

Imagine if someone loses the diamond ring 💀

[@klwingate6654]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@gonehome2]

What happens if you lose your loved one. Is there a backup program???

[@acasccseea4434]

What the point, I could have gave you another diamond by mistake and you wouldn't know to differ

[@spammalina]

Don't Americans usually stuff and mount dead animals ... maybe cheaper contacting a taxidermist than exploring this diamond option. Both tacky as hell.

[@StrengthScholar0]

That's metal as f***

[@Chamelionroses]

This is often not made of dead body parts and is just a diamond made most likely. Though whatever makes people happy

[@douglasalvaradocorrales]

Super awesome ❤️

[@92pinks]

Can't even respect the ashes of a love one. Have to turn it into a diamond ring. This materialistic world deserves an apocolypse. People have no shame these days.

[@SoloWolf1792]

Yes People Have Lost The Meaning Of Life.

[@deborahlincoln-strange622]

You are absolutely right.

[@hirofox85]

Why did this turn into feminism for a moment?

[@mrceylonsapphire93]

Good idea 👌👌

[@sciencenonfiction4109]

This is very interesting, I'm sure it's meaningful for those mourning. I still personally want to be composted, unless I have kids and they ask for something like this.

[@gmanon1181]

This is absolutely creepy to me. That's a new door for human traffickers. The possibilities are scary in my opinion. I would let the death to rest in peace saving their memory in the heart, pictures and videos.

[@badtrippin]

about the raise of the human trafficking i think youre wrong, because they are putting value in the meaning of ashes and the expensive manufacturing. i think almost every mammall ashes can make this same result, but no one will buy if has no meaning for them. they will probably expand this service to pets in the future. i dont live in usa and honestly, even the cremation is kinda expensive here so i wont even think about those gems made of ashes, its not viable for the most of people

[@TheSapphireLeo]

Agreed, too.

[@MaliaSoul]

This is a cover for something much more sinister that will come to light.

[@cynthiaalmonte2567]

Agree!

[@Brararaf101]

I think it's more weird what if u loose the ring

[@TheJonnyOhio]

This is pretty cool.

[@shibuthomas6384]

Reminds me of izombie series

[@GPadre]

First time I heard about this process was on a Nas song 'Blunt Ashes' 2006.

[@andrewwright9378]

Soooo. We are more profitable dead! Nice one, Big Think! Jeeez.

[@Outofcontextvlogs]

Ive already decided I want to be cremated and turned into a diamond when I saw this on Most Expensivest.

[@hichemmekki5838]

That encourage the crime to get diamond from ashes

[@DeepNightHour]

Not really. Just buying organic diamond is much cheaper than growing one. Also, carbon is one of the most common elements on Earth. You don't have to kill people for that.

[@simoncleret]

@@DeepNightHour You mean blood diamonds? Buy a lab made diamond so you're not giving your money to actual slavers.

[@DeepNightHour]

@@simoncleret Just buy diamonds that are not blood diamonds.

[@simoncleret]

@@DeepNightHour They falsely label blood diamonds as coming from Canada and then people pay a premium for them. This issue is much bigger than you seem to think.

[@DeepNightHour]

@@simoncleret bloody or not, that’s not the finally point here. Being able to growing diamonds doesn’t encourage crime.

[@PriyanshonYT]

would a live person work?

[@bianka94825]

I prefer a tree concept simply because I lose everything I wear so😬

[@kumimochi]

Is this re-uploaded? I’ve watched this before haha

[@MonteWilliams101]

Oh gee, maybe we can make cookies too.

[@TheMBunk]

I remember this concept from a Star Wars book

[@thekingmeruem]

That would be just endless pain

[@melparadise7378]

Offering my body to science, otherwise I'll be composted, preferably for mushroom lives.

[@curiouspreetam]

Most amazing idea and the happyness of the people being closed to theri loved ones is just so lovely to watch and feel.

[@curiouspreetam]

@mark bushnell I won't ware rings and in india ashes are not kept it is deposited in the holy rivers I just love the happyness that people have on their face makes me feel happy so I like the idea.

[@AsadAli-lz1qk]

Pz upload daliy video

[@TheSapphireLeo]

183 comments, 30%, 13:33 pm!

[@stay1080]

Hua Cheng was way a head of you all

[@eyeln9ne696]

Good for them.

[@Fnidner]

Of course Mark Cuban... What did I expect?

[@leeaka0ne]

People should pass away in the tradition they want to. If someone wants diamond to be made from his/her ashes, that's nothing wrong, but If no, then you only show disrespect to your ancestors.

[@videonautics]

Why I'm getting Black Mirror vibes from this

[@Savethepandabears]

It's a waste of money not. Only do they charge you 300%. More. Then you could just buy a regular one karat diamond.for you can get 1ct diamond for 1000 they charge 20k for the same size All these people do is take advantage of people's grief.

[@waterdragonsage8460]

This is sick, these people are seriously demented.

[@TheMaddBlackMann]

This has been happening for hundreds of years. This is a big business

[@ammerudgrenda]

What??

[@TheMaddBlackMann]

@@ammerudgrenda seriously. Research it

[@patrickoneill1341]

Weird for sure!

[@Jack_Frodo]

I worry about over time when these diamonds start flooding pawn shops, or even estate sales where nobody realizes they just bought someone's remains for $20. I like the short term goal of this mission, but long term, not so much.

[@PrathameshPatade]

😭 It's awesome 👍. I wish this in India

[@Vence.]

What could we say are the ethics of the commercialization of death?

[@anerat]

already happend a long time ago

[@Vence.]

@@anerat but what are they

[@murrayedgar4791]

funeral directors?

[@ammerudgrenda]

Funeral companies? I believe they have been around for centuries.

[@zunaidraoha]

A lucrative business to earn money from people's stupidity.

[@zunaidraoha]

Pathos

[@nawatlsol]

I'll be that guy: how about putting all this resources towards living folks?

[@cwflad]

....... What?.... What does this even mean? Do you go to funeral homes and tell them that?

[@nawatlsol]

@@cwflad Yes sir, my brother died three weeks ago and he got a wooden box. Now his body is in the process of giving back to the fertility of the planet. Our families resources will go towards better education for the living. Further more, no need to spend more energy on dead folk.

[@cwflad]

@@nawatlsol Wooden box in the ground uses more resources than this. burying people isn’t the best way to get rid of the dead. Cemeteries are wasted space devoted to the dead.

[@nawatlsol]

@@cwflad You're wrong. Do you happen to know how many kWh it takes to make a lab diamond?

[@glasstumble1677]

This is weird

[@mrrishiraj88]

🙏🌏

[@mo-fj7sl]

Capitalism at it's worst.

[@robertjones1750]

Okay yeah not saying I believe in ghost necessarily, how ever if they do exist I can see this as a good way to get you @$$ haunted in a hurry😳😆

[@kevinjordan6242]

This process has been commercial since the 2000's. Not a "New Process". Our family researched availability after both parents died suddenly. The cost was insanely prohibitive. The moment she said misogyny she lost my interest in using her company. Woke is now broken. Stick to business and keep your idioms to yourself.

[@dosadoodle]

So you want her to keep her experiences to herself, but you want us all to hear and listen to your opinions? Classic hypocrite.

[@kevinjordan6242]

@@dosadoodle she made a choice to bring a personal view to light. I chose not use her company, based upon her choice. See how easy that was?

[@tontolinification]

Sick sad world 🌎

[@twida9]

Scam

[@MikeStanza]

Gross....

[@fearless-112]

To Big think, please don't do anything on identity politics and racism. I know they are problems for sure but could you please not delve into politics. Its okay if you guys make one for the awareness but nothing more than that please. Please don't stoop to the level of the recent Ted.

[@kevinjordan6242]

The misogyny comment killed a lot of actual business. Woke is broke.

[@leilathomas2536]

Why?

[@TheMandanga]

Keep seething, chud

[@JosueMartinez-ww1vj]

Having a diamond made of a dead person might even mess up with the soul of the dead, maybe the person wearing the diamond is no letting the soul go.

[@drink15]

Depends on what you believe in.

[@shadowshadow2724]

The Western Mind is lost !

[@StoneCoolds]

I hope this is not to profitable or we are gonna solve our overpopulation problems within a decade

[@Rampart.X]

Misogyny, huh? **disliked** 👎

[@kevinjordan6242]

Exactly my sentiment. She lost half of her business model in that localized emphasized moment. Bad business model. Showed her true nature right there.

[@scottmedeiros5493]

This is sacrilegious you don't do this to your loved ones do better them or you keep and earn of ashes you don't turn them into jewelry this is not how you should treat dead remains of your loved ones have you lost respect for a dead loved ones? This is not dignified !! Have we lost our sense of reality all sense of right and wrong so we have the audacity to turn our loved ones into jewelry or anything we see fit we will no longer know nor have the sense of what is sacred and what is profane? This is an outrage!!😭

[@ammerudgrenda]

Who is to decide if this is sacrilegious? Is it better to stuff someone’s body into a hole in the ground?

[@marksoos5853]

You can’t make human ashes into diamonds with out there permissions there ashes belongs to our tree of life repent

[@greob]

Brilliant idea. Now the big question: can we use these diamonds for high-end technology purposes?