Diamonds Uncut

[@SlartiMarvinbartfast]

That almost skull-shaped diamond is great.

[@litigioussociety4249]

I would think there would be plenty of people who would pay a lot more for an uncut diamond that looks like a skull.

[@SlartiMarvinbartfast]

@@litigioussociety4249 Most certainly.

[@dr.doppeldecker3832]

@@litigioussociety4249 but this diamond will be cut up into little "nicely shaped" pieces...

[@mrslinkydragon9910]

The octohedron ones dont need cutting. Maybe neaten them up so the faces are equal.

[@Hauketal]

@@stardust4001 Let's be friendly here. The skull starts at 1:43

[@MrEmrys24]

I once washed my hands with charcoal, I think that's close enough with washing your hands with diamonds

[@brookekathryn1980]

Same thing!

[@fsmoura]

yeah, if you rub vigorously enough

[@brookekathryn1980]

@@fsmoura Both are carbon, one is just stacked neatly and compressed.

[@fsmoura]

@@brookekathryn1980 woosh

[@9712teo]

@@brookekathryn1980 woosh

[@TheBanjoShowOfficial]

I love how the professor doesn’t pretend to know everything and he still shows surprise and interest in things like this despite his age

[@cumtomummy]

fully agree

[@naydacolunga4992]

He is flexing on us with diamonds and I'm fine with that

[@lapharmacie98]

This man’s enthusiasm and pure love for science is very endearing

[@inzanozulu]

Unfortunately, I Can't Relate.

[@doctorlovera]

I hope I live long enough and wise enough to speak like this man.

[@jasoncarto]

I can relate

[@alexthorpe2522]

Uh oh. You're about to experience enthusiasm and pure love for your profile picture from all of these creepers.

[@rhunter5008]

More like shot

[@ohhatu8081]

Mad scientist washes hands with diamonds

[@fsmoura]

"Midget dressed as a clown kills four"

[@Falcrist]

Depends how different you think allotropes are.

[@MrWorld-hc5rs]

Neat title*

[@michaelball93]

'Hee hee hee! I feel the power!'

[@Christopher-N]

I couldn't see it for the refraction. *;)*

[@tysonsimcoe388]

that old man is so cute. he’s really enjoying those diamonds. i love it!

[@5McX]

Tyson Simcoe right❤️🥺

[@AmaliePreecha]

Making me smile to see how much he is loving to get to see these

[@chloeneo6047]

He enjoys quantifying them.

[@CamoDrako]

@@PostTenebrasLux Way to copy and paste from his RS profile page

[@poelwe8157]

He’s getting bitches too

[@sidneyisais8862]

Uncut diamonds are aesthetically pleasing as they are. There’s something about their natural shape that gets me.

[@periodicvideos]

I agree. A rugged beauty.

[@drewdown826]

Much like other things that are uncut. Natural beauty and pleasing to the eye. And touch

[@mrthuraorgan5430]

Same they are all unique

[@frodev728]

Andrew Essence indeed 😏 👍🏼

[@ishaqhossain3550]

Sidney Isais they look like salt

[@achyuthramachandran2189]

He smuggled some out in his hair.

[@fukpoeslaw3613]

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[@carcinogenicthalidomide3057]

@@fukpoeslaw3613 k

[@fsmoura]

Each must be worth only a buck or so, uncut. It's a million dollars, but that's about a million stones in that tray, too.

[@pierreuntel1970]

@@fsmoura right! You could easily buy those uncut diamond on eBay, they're only a couple of buck each

[@iadtag1853]

Yeah no.

[@Lugermonger35]

Over a million dollars worth of diamonds... In dog food bowls LOL.

[@SupernaturalColors]

Hi Logermonger, I love your videos!!

[@UmVtCg]

Yeah, so what. You should see the shithole they are dug out of.

[@amitajain3391]

There is wide difference between joking and making joke of

[@lindboknifeandtool]

I always find knife guys in the comments. Hello fellow knife guy!

[@doragarza3716]

Live them ALL

[@ProfezorSnayp]

8:37 - world's most expensive cat litter box

[@mfbfreak]

Only the best for my furry princess.

[@KafshakTashtak]

and it would immediately declaw your cat.

[@xAKALISx]

it's leviohSUHHHHHHH

[@ProfezorSnayp]

@@xAKALISx uuuuUUUUUHHHH

[@farticlesofconflatulation]

Im sure there’s a Russian oligarch who has one.

[@jmcjmc2007]

"this is probably the most extraordinary thing I've ever done.....on Periodic Videos". There is definitely a story there!

[@Noah-ek8hp]

#8:18 it looks like gravel

[@dg-hughes]

Prof Poliakoff has had precious metals in one video, held $500K sample of pure calcium-48 and was surrounded by tonnes of gold in another (as shown at the end of the video). That's all I can recall at the moment.

[@joshp6061]

Also the time where he held a giant rod of pure iridium

[@Uldskoen]

He might have another channel on Pornhub 🤔

[@bubbles7608]

uldsko how would you know that?..

[@TurboSixxSpeed]

The Professors hair is Grade A. easily worth a million at auction.

[@ldw556]

he is graded IF, internally flawless

[@xxzye]

Good thing i saw this on my recommendation

[@Ottee2]

Same. Worth the watch for sure.

[@chasecharron4546]

right? this guy is the bees knees

[@geeman5749]

Yeah same here! KZbin algorithm didn't fail me for once.

[@graphixkillzzz]

"why are diamonds so expensive?" "is because they're so rare." *dumps thousands of diamonds in a bucket* 😂😆😉👍

[@rockyreyes9320]

There's actually a worldwide diamond cartel that artificially restricts the flow of diamonds from the mines to help artificially inflate the prices. Diamonds are not rare at all nor will they lasts forever; they actually have a very large half life.

[@teamskovhugger8135]

Price on dimonds are manipulatet, they are NOT rare, they are just dimonds and so what 🤔

[@curtekstrom6600]

Decades ago as the story goes, Diamonds were declared Valuable by a few Snooty Bitches. That wanted to make $$$$$$ on a Stone, that is only best useful as an Industrial tool. Just like anything of Artificial Value. Such as a $65,000 Pickup Truck these days.

[@musicismagic5074]

I am a diamond, and I am one of a kind💎

[@AriyaHomes]

That all true but they still have value let’s not forget that’s why there all still valued independently

[@nenadcvele]

Now I see... Fifty years ago, young Professor made a plan. He will study chemistry, become a professor, become famous on the internet and then, when no one suspects, he will get those diamonds. Nice try, Professor.

[@defi6.058]

I know the biggest heist

[@deafmusician2]

And he would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for you meddling kids!

[@tommynorthwood]

Because the gold bars episode wasnt enough.

[@pranavpoojary6474]

Money heist Season 6 😅

[@ykzone8690]

Professor are famous still now!!

[@muhdzafri7551]

Love the prof.He explains elements simply.

[@thebleedingherons1032]

True.

[@carcinogenicthalidomide3057]

Nice pun

[@r_____________________]

Haha "He" explains elements simply!

[@musaerose8397]

SCIENTIST:this diamond is yellow because of its impurities WHITE DIAMOND: Agrees

[@Ruby-Doc]

*_[Blue and pink Diamond are as well]_*

[@redhotteagle777harris4]

That's what Mormons say about colored people

[@Ruby-Doc]

@@redhotteagle777harris4 *_[it's... a reference to a show...]_*

[@redhotteagle777harris4]

@@Ruby-Doc jus saying 📠

[@My_Alchemical_Romance]

The Evil One feast of assumption lol

[@extremistcontent1337]

You're the real diamond professor ❤️

[@bigbakerboi3872]

no gem stone is as precious as you ;)

[@f.jideament]

Humans are "Diamonds and Rust".

[@gabriel300010]

Own how cute

[@SirAnimosity]

BigBakerBoi 🤢

[@MephLeo]

Yes. We all know value, scarcity and utility are different things. Let's just enjoy Martin's enthusiasm, shall we?

[@isaacisnotonfire]

Artificial value and scarcity, may I add

[@MephLeo]

@Rob Braden Don't want to enter any kind of discussion here, but I have to say there's no such thing as natural value, it is always artificial.

[@naturesinterface6663]

@@MephLeo Yeah. Food and water have no inherent value.

[@jevonmcpherson8054]

@@naturesinterface6663 They are also technically artificial. At the end of the day people have to WANT it. There are anorexic people that are buying less food to eat than whats healthy for them. They need the food but they dont WANT it. Its a mixture of how much they want you to WANT (BUY) it for and how much your willing to WANT (BUY) it. its called demand for a reason.

[@satokoratrillbeest8405]

No

[@fabulosobroham]

His hair is honestly *iconic*

[@stocktonjoans]

the only reason they cost so much is the de beers cartel

[@gordonrichardson2972]

Nice try, but don't let facts get in your way! Alrosa is not the same as De Beers. From Wikipedia: In 2009 this cooperation was brought to an end as contrary to European Union competition laws in compliance with a decision of the European Commission. Now Alrosa independently distributes its rough diamond production on the world market.

[@stocktonjoans]

but de beers did single handidly convince people that diamonds have intrinsic value as decoration but who cares about facts, right?

[@skylar1991]

Go dig up and cut a diamond..... is not a walk in the park. May be for established companies but that's what happens when you stick with a profession for so long

[@stocktonjoans]

go look up the "traditions" we have that started out as de beers marketing campaigns then look up how de beers hoarded diamonds to create a false scarcity to jack up the prices even further

[@stocktonjoans]

and by your logic, diamond miners should be rich right? diamonds are expensive so a decent amount must go to the people putting their health and lives on the line actually digging the things up, right? hardly any money is made getting diamonds out of the ground, the value is somehow created when they are ground and added to jewelery

[@luisaguilar5343]

I could listen to this guy cover any subject. He's really enthusiastic and funny. Great video!

[@TheCrystalCollector]

Wow just amazing diamonds!!! Sweeet!

[@Weweweweewewewewewwwe]

Shush

[@qwertyqwerty697]

Too much carbon

[@CribNib]

I was having a bad day before watching this, but his charisma and friendliness always leave me feeling happy. Thank you, Professor.

[@xanokothe]

5:45 Russian chicks searching for Professor's Tinder profile

[@gordonrichardson2972]

I'm surprised the allow camera-phones inside the sorting room...

[@alswearingen323]

You are very disrespectful to Russians. I know it's a joke, but honestly it isn't very nice to say that.

[@Bluedragon2513]

I should pull out my Ban Hammer more frequently. It's more useful on y'all than on gals.

[@bassmunk]

How about the Kirsten Dunst look alike in that shot

[@alswearingen323]

Anthony Nguyen Ah, Tony, what are you going to do? I reported him for harassment/sexually explicit speech. Maybe they’ll just ban him.

[@dayangmarikit6860]

It's crazy to think that the small 3mm diamond on my ring went through this whole process... I often think about who was the first person to lay eyes on it after being buried for billions of years.

[@mauritz3912]

"Diamonds Uncut" nice title Hello Internet

[@scaredface347]

I'm just here to remind you that you have 145 likes.

[@mauritz3912]

Thank you for reminding me!

[@raksh9]

Better than Willy Uncut

[@ProTasiable]

9:00 $1 million dollars worth of diamonds in that whole tray. Each diamond can’t be that expensive then. Edit: Thanks for the comments and my own research. Yes they’re not expensive when raw but the price gets increased dramatically when skilled, slow, difficult work is put into cutting them into nice shapes. Then they’re further increased in price at the jewellery shops to sell to consumers.

[@timsanpedro1219]

uhm how much is not that expensive for you? each little diamond would be more than a couple thousand dollars i reckon

[@roywapsy3367]

@@timsanpedro1219 no, that means that there are only about a thousand in the tray. I'd guess that there's at least 50000 pieces so about $30 dollars a piece. plus, the value of the diamond pieces depend on their size, shape, colour and cut rather then their weight.

[@ProTasiable]

frostman1_ there’s waaaaaaay more than a couple thousand. He said the little rectangular tray at 2:25 had 1490 diamonds in them and that was tiny. So the huge tray must have atleast 100,000 in there possibly more. That makes each diamond only worth around $10 each. That’s just rough figures but the point is each diamond is not that expensive.

[@evaluna122]

Con I think it’s the fact that jewelry’s expand the price of diamonds drastically

[@Iburn247]

Only a couple hundred bucks a piece at that size

[@mr.speyside5240]

There is a “shortage” of diamonds. Rigggghhhhtttt...

[@Reubenwelsh]

My guess is that they are pretty poor quality, the kind you use in the industry for drillbits etc. based on the amount in the dog bowl, there is prob about 100k diamonds in there. Valued at 1 million they would be worth 10usd each.

[@redmadness265]

also DeBeers might be restricting the supply to create an artificial rarity

[@marksommerville5857]

They have to pretend there's a shortage, otherwise they'd be worthless. It is only carbon anyway. I don't get the fascination.

[@UmVtCg]

@@marksommerville5857 Exactly, nothing but some remarkable marketing done back in the 1930's. These diamonds are way more common than is suggested. Artificial scarcity is created in order too keep the value up.

[@JuniorJunison]

There isn't a diamond shortage at all, in fact the majority of diamonds are used for industrial purposes, not jewelry

[@Iamyinkadavies]

He is a very likeable fellow!!!! I would like to see more of his videos Thank you dear scientist for the tour

[@stealthassasin1day291]

Diamonds are better in use the industrial sector than jewelry anyways.

[@indrada-rf2vu]

But synthetic diamonds are better for that

[@benjaminkiedyszko9859]

Are you feeling alright

[@Wuqz]

@@indrada-rf2vu synthetic diamonds are better for everything. real diamonds are worthless.

[@SingleAsSun]

Diamond layer tools used for Cutting are the best.

[@eunhyuekpark6159]

@@Wuqz Its still weird to me that this is true. in reality diamonds are not that rare and its just huge companies that have stockpiles of them stowed away that make them worth so much.

[@Archetype123]

Would have loved to seen you "accidentally" drop that entire pan of diamonds on the floor.

[@rudymaxmilne7766]

Bet it has happened somewhere .

[@sundae6610]

@@rudymaxmilne7766 imagine he accidentally step on it and crushed it

[@cjyo9123]

millefeuillee they can’t be crushed by a step, way to strong

[@jamesbizs]

Cj Yo depends. A bunch of diamonds being crushed against other diamonds, might create enough pressure.

[@0000-z4z]

I know that in some factories the workers must wear tape over their mouth to prevent them from swallowing some.

[@rocksparadox]

Rubies are red, some diamonds fluoresce blue, I would *steal those diamonds if my name was GRU*

[@jeevanjacob4102]

Now if that was true and your name was Gru, You'd fit quite well in Russia, Despicable You.

[@drewdown826]

Thats a far reach. Nice try tho

[@yangkai507]

Rocksparadox From the blocks GRU is a Russian spetsnaz group wdym?

[@amistry605]

"Russian diamonds" That's the toughest thing I've ever heard...

[@fangw8323]

amistry605 hahhahaha

[@andrewhunter2520]

Must have never heard of me

[@amistry605]

@@andrewhunter2520 true

[@incubusfan4211]

Diamond in the Russ

[@amistry605]

@@incubusfan4211 😅😅👍👌

[@harrisondocarmo7923]

The diamond belongs to the cubic cristallyne system (all three axis with the same size and with 90º angles), that's why you get those shapes, such as cubes, dodecahedrons, octahedrons, trapezohedrons and even a combination of a cube and a dodecahedron; these are the product of its internal molecular pattern that forms cubic unit cells.

[@noatchas]

That could make a diamond pickaxe

[@JosephWatson04]

No

[@yutella616]

@@RedstonerCraftMC than*

[@JosephWatson04]

@@RedstonerCraftMC mhm.

[@franzdaboi3131]

oh shut up

[@michellerobinson3230]

😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@fimbles1015]

Diamonds are actually a very common thing, There value is kept high by restricting availability over time. Its all a big scam really.

[@rdizzy1]

They do this with other products as well, such as gaming consoles. For the first year, they only release a certain amount at a time, to keep the value from depreciating. Nintendo frequently does this. Another example is high end clothing companies, instead of putting items that don't sell on clearance, they would rather destroy them totally. The worlds biggest oil companies do this as well.

[@safir2241]

rdizzy1 Nintendo can’t make a Switch for a cent. They build it for cheaper, but no one sells you a Switch for $30,000.

[@rdizzy1]

That isn't the point of artificial scarcity. They produced millions of switches but only release a certain amount per month to keep the prices high over 1-2 years. They purposely stay behind demand. @@safir2241

[@safir2241]

rdizzy1 I mean that no one does it like the diamond industry

[@rdizzy1]

Nope, not really, but many companies do the exact same thing overall. @@safir2241

[@chunkykat9000]

I guess they made diamonds from Minecraft into a real thing.

[@craft3dk243]

?

[@redmadness265]

@@craft3dk243 *bruh moment*

[@craft3dk243]

@@redmadness265 still confused 6 months later

[@danielorourke7283]

@@craft3dk243 man legit came back 6 months later , legend

[@kalolord]

@@craft3dk243 Minecraft is a video game. It has these thing called diamonds, you can make all sorts of tools from it. I guess these guys made them in real life.

[@carlosvelasquez331]

I love those more florescent blue diamonds even tho they're "less valuable" they'd be more appreciated for its properties by me

[@chloeneo6047]

In the older generation, they all prefer the blue tinge diamonds aka those with florescent. I like them too more than the clear souless transparent white.

[@Kiromony]

5:22 >has a pretty big chunk of diamond >it is also pretty bright in UV light >it is actually very impressive and beautiful >it is less valuable because it fluoresce strongly Me: WTF

[@ragnkja]

Simon Repolt This is an example of a gem where I (and presumably you, based on your comment) would be disappointed if someone bought one that was more expensive rather than one that was prettier and more interesting. (For another example: Synthetic emeralds are (on average) far prettier in colour than natural emeralds, but the natural ones are loads more expensive.)

[@pXnTilde]

@@ragnkja I've always felt that part of that is because people don't understand the difference between artificial and synthetic.

[@Anankin12]

Better for us then, they are less expensive and more fun!

[@ke6gwf]

That's because DeBeers has told the world that the ones that look a certain way are more desirable, and oh ya, they just happen to be a small percentage of the diamonds sold, thus driving the price up... Diamonds for jewelry is all a big marketing masterpiece lol

[@tomkandy]

Strongly florescent diamonds are less valuable because they look cloudy in sunlight (which contains UV). If you look carefully, you'll notice that on sunny days tonic water and some plastics fluoresce slightly and look cloudy, it's the same effect. The look you get under a blacklight like in this video you'd never normally see.

[@leeterthanyou]

4:02 homegirl loving the professor's eloquence

[@KurwaRomek]

I love the Professor's enthusiasm. You'd think a man who spent his life in research would be jaded by now but he's still extatic about new stuff. That's amazing.

[@MortezaTaheri]

I think those diamonds are now more valuable because Professor touched them.

[@rlguerrero2263]

Just imagine what my cat would do with all that diamonds 😂

[@Tamaegoitz]

Now pour some liquid oxygen and fire a match... the most expensible bonfire ever.

[@sashimi8187]

the diamonds somehow look more beautiful without being cut 💎✨

[@Ad_Astra2023]

The modern day Einstein works for a diamond lab.

[@jmcjmc2007]

Personally I think bismuth looks far more beautiful and fascinating than diamond

[@brandon9462]

I agree. Bismuth looks very pretty as well.

[@Cin9999]

Lots of stuff does

[@mistertheguy3073]

Bismuth isn’t too strong though

[@JayMark2049]

Pyrite is also pretty cool when it forms big, nice crystals. Love it.

[@enderwiggins8248]

Very agree!

[@terrydeacon2290]

Found that quite fascinating. Never knew diamonds came out of the ground like an almost perfect octahedron!

[@DDay-vv9ec]

The skull one was incredible.goodthing I'm not a rich rapper

[@JohnyBuzzkillKidd]

Notice the sleight of hand at 7:15 Nice one Professor ;)

[@abdupatel1551]

😂

[@HelloKittysFriend418]

What? :o

[@llerej.]

LOL

[@itsfinnickbitch63]

i dont see it

[@xjasm0]

How Russian nerds play Dungeons & Dragons.

[@f.jideament]

Best comment of this video so far.

[@jozefkucera8402]

But how they know numbers?

[@f.jideament]

@@jozefkucera8402 this kind of knowledge requires Might and Magic

[@safir2241]

There’s actually a gem that shines & sparkles more than Diamond. Moissonite.

[@rockyreyes9320]

I like how the diamonds are being held in dog food bowls.

[@adam.millerchip]

Fun to see. Since this is a chemistry channel, a small explanation about why they are the shape they are would have been great.

[@andrewg.carvill4596]

The explanation can be found in a thousand books. The professor's infectious love for the subject matter of his life's work can't.

[@Ballacha]

im sure some got stuck in sir martyn's hair therefore lost forever

[@rdizzy1]

I'm sure a few got stuck in your floppy, discoloured buttflaps as well.

[@maelgugi]

I'd pay more for one single hair of his than one of those hard cold stones.

[@jellyfishattack]

@@maelgugi Believe it or not, The Prof really did donate some of his hair for an Ebay auction to benefit a colleague's friend with cancer (if I remember that correctly).

[@chiefgillas]

I love your videos you get to touch see and Explorer things most of us dream of. Even small silly things are just so fascinating people just don't realize it

[@PANATHAS190813]

the only diamond that i saw was Natalie

[@LeAlejx]

Dude the other 2 girls at 05:45 are beautiful as well

[@chloemcqueen910]

Smooth

[@mahdimd53]

😂😂😂

[@ThompterSHunson]

@@LeAlejx It's Russia! What did you expect? Superiority in beautiful women.

[@georgewashington2321]

@@ThompterSHunson swedes

[@CuriousMoth]

I wonder if an engagement ring loses its lustre when you work with thousands of diamonds everyday?

[@ronaldderooij1774]

There is always gold...

[@RannonSi]

I don't think so. Considering that you're able to see just how much works get into making them (and that's excluding the ring itself) and more importantly the sentimental value, which to be honest is the one thing that should matter.

[@z-beeblebrox]

I don't think diamonds make other diamonds dirtier...

[@jorsct]

In highschool I worked at a small jewelry shop. One of my tasks one year was to measure, organize, and label all the loose sapphires, rubies, emeralds, and diamonds (and there were hundreds altogether). It took months to complete that task, and I think by the end I liked looking at the stones even more than when I started. It wasn't the same kind of awe, but it was still completely fascinating. There's a reason precious stones are still highly valued (besides bogus marketing schemes like de Beers'), they really are beautiful!

[@Anankin12]

@@jorsct i would love to have access to that kind of stone. Must be very fun playing with light with them.

[@wierdkpopfan8981]

That dude makes me remember that scientist from "back to the future"

[@RichMitch]

Well it's been up for all of about 20 minutes but it's easily one of the best videos I've ever seen

[@jackielinde7568]

I wasn't surprised at the octahedron shaped crystals, knowing the lattice structure that carbon forms to make diamonds. However, the cubic shapes were a surprise. I wished the professor would have talked more about the chemistry (and physics) of carbon in diamonds. The heat properties is one reason people are trying to create lithographic techniques to grow computer chips.

[@ragnkja]

Jack Linde The cubic diamonds look like very truncated octahedra.

[@sundhaug92]

Computer chips are already made using photolithography though

[@jackielinde7568]

@@sundhaug92 Except those techniques are for silicon and germanium chips. They don't work anywhere nearly as well on carbon (diamond). Hence why I said they're trying to develop them for diamond surfaces. If you could get a diamond computer chip, you could run it many magnitudes faster without as much need to regulate the voltage as you do with silicon. I wouldn't say water cooling CPUs would be a thing of the past, BUT, you wouldn't need it for anything BUT breaking computer processing and computational benchmarks.

[@sundhaug92]

@@jackielinde7568 Aha, yeah that makes sense. I'm not sure how far you could push graphite, might get the node-size down, but what about frequency-goals

[@mariagarcia6708]

Jack Linde yes especially when you can grow them in a lab they should be cheaper in my opinion

[@bulbousbumbo3762]

You could make a full set of diamond armor and tools with that!

[@JohnFRambo]

The extent of his nervousness clearly tells his life was on the line touching those diamonds!

[@auroraskywalker4475]

Or he’s just old and have the shakes

[@nicktohzyu]

3:20 diamond is hard, not strong. in fact, mild steel is 10 times stronger

[@dg-hughes]

For the steel toughness is the word used not strong. As you wrote diamonds are hard. The terms hardness and toughness are not the same thing but seem like they are similar.

[@KafshakTashtak]

Yeah, toughness is the right word. It defines how much energy it absorbs until it breaks.

[@ragnkja]

nickt Diamonds are hard but brittle, while jade is soft but tough. You can make a diamond knife and a jade anvil, but you’d never make a diamond anvil or a jade knife.

[@williamjust]

@@ragnkja - Diamond anvils do exist - they're used to create extremely high pressures. However, it's true you wouldn't hit them, as they'd shatter.

[@fto5935]

@@ragnkja LOL. What nonsense. Diamond anvils exist and achieve the highest constant pressures on earth.

[@opsimathics]

Natalia looks like an angel

[@TheDanex7]

Teaching shapes and colours with diamonds. Priceless. XD

[@jackmayoff190]

I am, without a doubt, strangely in love with the Professor.

[@DarkPhaaze]

I always thought diamonds grew into cubic crystals. The octahedron is my favorite platonic solid though so I find this to be a pleasant surprise.

[@ShiroKage009]

To think they're so expensive when they don't have to be. Hell, we can manufacture them.

[@YaksAttack]

It's all artificially priced

[@Dylan-we5dz]

YaksAttack that’s true

[@jackielinde7568]

Blame DeBeers. (Seriously, they've manipulated both the markets and society to artificially raise the price of diamonds over the last century to two.)

[@litigioussociety4249]

@@jackielinde7568 It's probably corporatist legislation they use in those countries to have a near monopoly over the mining of the diamonds, so that when they keep a lot of diamonds out of circulation the price is significantly inflated. If whatever regulations are in place that make it hard to compete with them were removed, then I imagine the price would more closely reflect total supply and demand, because the uncirculated diamonds would be a much smaller percentage of the total supply. Of course, the specific price at a store will fluctuate depending on who the retailer is that distributes them; for example, diamond jewelry from Tiffany and Company is going to have higher demand than one from Zales. Also, I don't know how it works in terms of keeping different sizes out of circulation, so I imagine the price of a five carat diamond is less inflated than a one carat diamond.

[@bestvidsdottk]

Yeah it's actually not that expensive in industry, shows the scam they really are. They literally crush them and put them on concrete saw blades...

[@doctorlovera]

4:14 Natalya is the biggest diamond in that building and not the only one 5:43

[@blainelanders2361]

Thank you sir. We regular people don't normally get to root around in diamond warehouse! The crystals are very nice.

[@Dominis.]

price artificially held high while they're almost more common than dirt

[@pietrotettamanti7239]

I call BS

[@7Dimensi0ns]

Damn be sure to send me some of the ones yo udug up out the garden man!

[@Dominis.]

@@7Dimensi0ns I'll send you some. All I need is a photo of your credit card. Front and back.

[@MarcoElkes]

@@Dominis. you're a real imbecile

[@7Dimensi0ns]

@@Dominis. Shieeeet thanks man! I'll be sure to hook you up with the nigerian prince wanting to give me some of his super valuable furniture, gimme your adress and I'll send some your way too =D

[@jackielinde7568]

Am I the only one who saw the crystals and thought, "I wonder how cool it would be to have a set of dice made from diamonds to play D&D with?" Hell, as long as they rolled randomly, I wouldn't care how impure they were.

[@rdizzy1]

Could buy some clear quartz ones for pretty cheap, would still look cool.

[@jackielinde7568]

@@rdizzy1 True, true... but think of the bragging rights when your DM asks you to roll for initiative... and you whip out the diamond dice... ;)

[@ragnkja]

Jack Linde I suspect it would be difficult to cut any other shape than the octahedron (d8) and it’s dual the cube (d6).

[@PixlRainbow]

Get synthetic diamonds then, they're much cheaper but they're still diamonds.

[@jackielinde7568]

@@PixlRainbow Sadly, I have real diamond dreams and plastic diamond finances... Even synthetics are out of my reach. :(

[@Zkullz69]

Thank you YA for showing me this channel, binge watching this dude all weekend.

[@lindaadams9760]

LOL.........Big pan of expensive kitty litter !!! ;)

[@AxcelleratorT]

As a mineral collector, it kills me to know almost all those large, well formed diamond crystals will be cut. Leave them natural! They're more pleasing than cut stones and a hell of a lot less cliche. Some solace if you like looking at things under the microscope: you can find small diamond crystals--natural and manufactured on ebay for reasonable prices and all the different crystal expressions are represented.

[@askinredroads5132]

I know! Hurts so bad.

[@northrocks]

I'm always fascinated with your videos Sir because they give you access to really expensive things

[@electronicsNmore]

Wow, great video! Those were some really nice and big diamonds, even though many had lots of inclusions.

[@ooopsyantsoshadrytv-2911]

I like these kinds of videos , learnt something new today🇦🇺

[@vvhitevvabbit6479]

2 questions; Can the janitor keep what he sweeps? if yes, where can I apply for a custodial position?

[@43pence48]

So I thought they were all sorted into bowls for colour then they poured them all back together in a big tray. Assistant: FFS

[@trentbateman]

I love how he marvels at the tedium of the jobs these people perform

[@thatswhatshesaid.literally737]

😃 How cool would it be to have a ruby wrapped in a diamond skull?!

[@drewdown826]

You know it all. Why dont you tell us how cool it would be

[@ChocolateCookii]

That would be epic!

[@justmeonthebeach]

Very informative and entertaining, thanks!

[@alanbartley4260]

I enjoyed listening to the professor talk. Very smart and loves his work. Guess he hasn't time to do something with his hair.

[@venusschreave7808]

I watch this dude in Chemistry class, now KZbin is recommending him to me.

[@4kumetsu]

"dude", "him".

[@azka1912]

Misterious are the ways of thy big brother.

[@venusschreave7808]

@@4kumetsu ?

[@AbhisarRawat]

The most precious diamond here has a great hairstyle :)

[@toanhien494]

you nailed it.

[@audiotron1003]

Interesting fact, alum (potassium aluminium sulphate) when harvested, fresh crystals can have both the same octahedral appearance and lustre. Both have the same crystal symmetry (cubic). I've grown them on and off for decades and love the fresh alum crystals.

[@cyrilio]

What does the professor have to say about the artificially made high price of diamonds?

[@WildAlchemicalSpirit]

Piles of diamonds in dog food bowls. Amazing.

[@GoodLifeMedicine]

This man is a brilliant educator.

[@mahmoudijbariya5625]

5:44 I think we got something prettier than diamonds. I wonder why this scene was left in the video ;)

[@nikolaskonstantinidis9349]

Smaug would be happy in there.

[@jeniik]

Sir, Professor Martyn... I love how you are enjoying it as a little kid. ;-)

[@czrbumm.5290]

Truth be told, they seem to be everywhere, therefore not uncommon at all, I wonder why?

[@kaisoltani]

What’s the bet he hid one Dimonds in between his fingers

[@AstronomyWales]

I watched a show with Guy Martin, where he visited a Russian diamond sorting facility and IIRC as they (Guy and the crew) left they were subject to full strip down cavity searches.

[@EebstertheGreat]

The value of a single one of those rough diamonds is not that high. As he said, the value of the entire pile was only around a million dollars, and there were tens of thousands of diamonds.

[@SlartiMarvinbartfast]

This raises an interesting question - how does this facility ensure that no diamonds are stolen by the staff? Surely they're not strip searched every day???

[@brookekathryn1980]

@@SlartiMarvinbartfast Their simply background checked prior and don't care because diamonds aren't worth that much in reality.

[@EebstertheGreat]

@@SlartiMarvinbartfast Diamonds are precisely counted and weighed, so they will know if anything is missing. I don't know their procedures, but I would expect some method that makes it possible to track down where the diamonds got lost. You might be able to get away with snatching a few, but like we said, they aren't that valuable and certainly not worth risking your job.

[@spectralspectra2282]

The value of all this diamonds together are worth more than all the money I will ever make in my entire life

[@knallhardt]

He should played the strange Doctor from Area 51 in Independence Day

[@MoltenSnowball]

The most over-glorified & overpriced crystal in the world

[@ultimatechojian1159]

Molten Snowball how is it over glorified and over priced.

[@Return_To_Sender]

@@ultimatechojian1159 They are not rare, and kept in "short" supply to pump the price up. Just look up how de beers basically controls the world with em.

[@shuarma0]

​@@Return_To_Sender grow up, nobody in the world cares about the de beers or who controls the diamond industry, only a peasant. you waste your energy on things that don't matter.

[@Return_To_Sender]

@@shuarma0 Telling you like it is breh.

[@MoltenSnowball]

@@ultimatechojian1159 Diamonds have their usefulness in Industry. But the value of Diamonds as jewelry is artificial. Fake exclusivity, huge markups, the whole spending one months pay on a wedding band "tradition" caused by advertising & the suffering caused by the industry (just google African blood diamonds)