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MAN-MADE DIAMONDS:
TURNING THE DEAD
INTO GEMS
“The diamond’s evolution has
ended” says the successful
company behind the man-
made diamonds now trending
in the market. In the Forbes
interview of the company’s
leader, Harry Burl, he detailed
how he have come up with
the business idea and shared a
quick overview of the company.
In 2010, while looking for
domains to purchase and
engage lucrative ventures,
he came across to a not yet
registered domain – man-
madediamonds.com.
From
there, he researched a lot about
it and figured out to keep the
domain for himself. After six
years, he is running the most
successful business in the
diamond making industry in
the country.
As we all know, diamonds are
purely carbon based crystals
and we can get it naturally
from diamond mines mostly in
Africa. But did you know that
we can now make diamonds in
the lab that are as pure as the
natural ones?
Yes! You will need a carbon seed
and blast them with hydrogen
and methane gas to grow
the crystal. Voila! Diamonds
produced will be just like long
lost twin of the mined ones!
These synthetic diamonds can
be grown in the laboratory for
about eight to twelve weeks.
Some say that these diamonds
also cost 30 percent less than
that of the natural ones.
But what if we say that they get
these diamonds from the dead?
Would you wear it?
Harry Burl says that the
company gets its feed from
the cremated ashes from the
funeral homes. Basically, we
can extract carbon from our
hairs and dead ashes. In fact,
it is more economical and
environment friendly especially
to anti-mining movements. It
is also more ethical than the
blood diamonds made out of
child labor and exploitation.
Although creating diamonds
from our loved ones is a
sensitive market, Burl said that
they have a special approach
that us both intellectually and
emotionally appealing when it
comes to their customers. They
are cautious in the process with
the customer’s peace of mind as
the uppermost priority.
Diamonds should be as pure
as their own content, the
company says.
They are also producing
diamonds for wedding and
engagement rings. You can
also order a conflict free ring
with no personal carbon ashes.
Designs and orders of these
diamonds are available on their
website. And I can say that they
really protrude adamantine
luster.
Indeed, diamonds are forever.
Photo by forbes
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