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  • @SarcasticDragonGaming
    @SarcasticDragonGaming 5 років тому +3450

    I mean, if nobody wants the fluorescing ones I’ll take them.

    • @Osprey1994
      @Osprey1994 5 років тому +92

      Nope there's definitely a market for people who like things that fluoresce.

    • @Kiromony
      @Kiromony 5 років тому +235

      Fluorescing diamonds should be more valuable, change my mind

    • @SarcasticDragonGaming
      @SarcasticDragonGaming 5 років тому +15

      OspreyBravo18 shhh

    • @SarcasticDragonGaming
      @SarcasticDragonGaming 5 років тому +22

      Simon Repolt I second this.

    • @andyd8370
      @andyd8370 5 років тому +38

      Yeah talk about some epic rave kandy

  • @AlaesterNikolaiModern
    @AlaesterNikolaiModern 5 років тому +1911

    "There's the man who polished the pink diamond."
    *Guy looks absolutely disinterested in being recorded*

    • @Verrisin
      @Verrisin 5 років тому +182

      "Leave me be. I have children to feed."

    • @danissdiary
      @danissdiary 5 років тому +27

      I was thinking the exact same thing!

    • @danilov114
      @danilov114 5 років тому +72

      You too would find little pleasure in them walking around, while you polish a stone - that may cost more than your life-long pay... Tnh.. I just made a 150k f-up.. time to run....

    • @ildikoedit9110
      @ildikoedit9110 5 років тому +84

      I wonder how much these workers earn for this job. I don't know but I'm pessimistic. Their work is precious but they could probably never afford any of the diamonds made beautiful by them.

    • @alexlucero4318
      @alexlucero4318 5 років тому +8

      Alaester Nikolai Modern as i read this comment i notice his death stare

  • @tibor_a1524
    @tibor_a1524 5 років тому +1603

    I just imagined the Professor in a parallel universe violently grabbing a handful of fluorescent diamonds and just full speed running and kicking open doors.

    • @bocbinsgames6745
      @bocbinsgames6745 5 років тому +176

      The Queen is in the getaway helicopter waiting

    • @AlexanderBukh
      @AlexanderBukh 5 років тому +91

      No, he drops those into his hairdo and they are lost there.

    • @Renzsu
      @Renzsu 5 років тому +28

      Alexander Bukh Maybe he’s born with it, maybe it’s a fist full of diamonds

    • @TheExplosiveGuy
      @TheExplosiveGuy 5 років тому +17

      Now that's a priceless mental image right there...

    • @ModMINI
      @ModMINI 5 років тому +16

      @@AlexanderBukhThe security screen at the end of the visit. They will be patting down his fro.

  • @hankyboy42594
    @hankyboy42594 5 років тому +675

    “Over here we have a machine”
    *points to Russian dude*

    • @tinfoil8599
      @tinfoil8599 5 років тому +1

      they treat everyone like furniture, especially foreigners. everything they film in the field has that Attenborough-like vibe to it

    • @hankyboy42594
      @hankyboy42594 5 років тому +26

      tinfoil I was making a joke

    • @tyrian666
      @tyrian666 4 роки тому +23

      Yes komrade cause in mother russia machine dont replace human, human replace machine

    • @thecianinator
      @thecianinator 4 роки тому +16

      "...I AM A MACHINE."

    • @BobbyIronsights
      @BobbyIronsights 4 роки тому

      Ok, that was pretty funny!

  • @darkhayou
    @darkhayou 5 років тому +3608

    That hair is more valuable than those diamonds.

  • @omagarwal4486
    @omagarwal4486 3 роки тому +5

    BEST VIDEO ON DIAMONDS PROCESSING, CALIBRATION , CUTTING , POLISHING , AND FINISHING.

  • @jamesrenold259
    @jamesrenold259 5 років тому +627

    3:27 A special color called "Fancy Deep Purple Pink", one of the more technical terms of gemology

    • @treatb09
      @treatb09 5 років тому +2

      jumangology

    • @Dragongaga
      @Dragongaga 5 років тому +10

      No, the emphasis is wrong it's "Fancy 'Deep Purple' Pink"

    • @kcgunesq
      @kcgunesq 5 років тому +9

      "Fancy" is diamond speak for a desirable color. Unlike an "P" color diamond which would generally be considered less desirable (and generally, lower per ct cost), once you move past "Z", you get into the "Fancy" ranges where prices can start to increase.

    • @trigongroupintl
      @trigongroupintl 5 років тому +1

      @@Dragongaga THE TERMINOLOGY IS: INTENSE FANCY PURPLISH PINK!!

    • @cleristoncardosojaques3922
      @cleristoncardosojaques3922 3 роки тому +1

      In the Abaeté river in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil hundreds of pink diamonds were found. When mining, we took a 17-carat one.

  • @RWBHere
    @RWBHere 5 років тому +9

    You were very privileged to be able to record in there. Thank-you, all of the team, for the fascinating video.

  • @13antonispao
    @13antonispao 5 років тому +1340

    Damn those stares @ 7:37 "Just let me do my job!"

    • @morganmitchell4017
      @morganmitchell4017 5 років тому +150

      lol he seemed really suspicious

    • @narukibalover
      @narukibalover 5 років тому +25

      I thought exactly the same😂😂

    • @NatetheAceOfficial
      @NatetheAceOfficial 5 років тому +167

      "I vill keel you..."

    • @lucianodebenedictis6014
      @lucianodebenedictis6014 5 років тому +51

      Maybe they didn't tell him there were visitors or who they were

    • @zhiracs
      @zhiracs 5 років тому +88

      @@lucianodebenedictis6014 I'm fairly certain all staff would have been alerted that what is effectively a small documentary crew would be entering a facility filled to the damn brim with diamonds. From there I think it's just a matter of individual suspicion/willingness to tolerate visitors on the part of the workers.

  • @heavencanwaite
    @heavencanwaite 5 років тому +113

    I came for the diamond, I stayed for the hair

  • @Tamari001
    @Tamari001 5 років тому +304

    "because if you get it wrong and make a mistake, you've had it"
    I believe you Professor, I believe you.

    • @ZondaFRoadster
      @ZondaFRoadster 5 років тому +28

      Especially in Russia....

    • @HanabiraKage
      @HanabiraKage 5 років тому +32

      I mean like for example, that pink diamond's the largest of its kind ever found and cut. Imagine being that one guy who cut the damn thing, the immense pressure to not screw up such a ridiculously expensive piece.

    • @SuqMadiq
      @SuqMadiq 4 роки тому

      KGB come and help you find peace.
      They only want to help. Do not question or resist.

  • @nancyhobson9710
    @nancyhobson9710 5 років тому +2

    We like the Prof with the bouncy hair, the exotic tie, and lovely way of explaining things who periodically comes on to explain about diamonds

  • @12gabriel3
    @12gabriel3 5 років тому +435

    The bad thing about diamond cutter career is all the grind until you get to the top

  • @kcgunesq
    @kcgunesq 5 років тому +4

    Excellent video. A bit less academic than most, but equally interesting. I hope the company that allowed the filming knows how much it is appreciated.

  • @zapfanzapfan
    @zapfanzapfan 5 років тому +300

    That pink diamond polisher looks sooo happy to be on camera...

    • @nandornagyilles3290
      @nandornagyilles3290 3 роки тому +10

      I'm sure he can polish other colours of diamonds

    • @alexanderkladogenis5562
      @alexanderkladogenis5562 3 роки тому +1

      @@nandornagyilles3290 αλεξανδρος

    • @nandornagyilles3290
      @nandornagyilles3290 3 роки тому +4

      @@alexanderkladogenis5562 okay

    • @theinspector5
      @theinspector5 3 роки тому +9

      Apparently in Russia smiling is seen as casual and unprofessional, so Russians in professional settings learn to put on a stern face regardless of how they truly feel

    • @elaineh5423
      @elaineh5423 3 роки тому

      It was so funny right

  • @loretocashin8137
    @loretocashin8137 2 роки тому

    The professor is the real diamond here with a genuine passion and acquired wisdom and knowledge and respect for colleagues could listen to him all day on the topic of diamonds.

  • @lithostheory
    @lithostheory 5 років тому +376

    The diamond dust is not thrown away, it is re-used as an abrasive powder.

    • @tarnvedra9952
      @tarnvedra9952 5 років тому +15

      It is almost worthless. Guy grinding the pink diamond made 10 dollars worth in 2 months. Why not just order some and screw the hassle?

    • @A3Kr0n
      @A3Kr0n 5 років тому +44

      I think most diamond abrasive powder is synthetic these days.

    • @misterhat5823
      @misterhat5823 5 років тому +25

      @@A3Kr0n Probably so. But, I doubt they just throw away what comes from the processing of diamonds.

    • @Deibler666
      @Deibler666 5 років тому +8

      They sell the powder to the polish wheel makers

    • @treatb09
      @treatb09 5 років тому +5

      they recycle it into more diamonds they call 'NATURAL'.. like the food you keep eating and buying too. "we grow these diamonds from diamond dust that was naturally found, from natural diamonds."

  • @ildikoedit9110
    @ildikoedit9110 5 років тому +7

    I love his insightful commentaries! And he touches everything and tells how it feels, it's really interesting!

  • @PorchPotatoMike
    @PorchPotatoMike 5 років тому +148

    The hair is particularly on point today.

    • @The_Salty_Siren
      @The_Salty_Siren 5 років тому +2

      MeanMad Mike 🙌🏽🤣

    • @mark-ish
      @mark-ish 4 роки тому

      Wonder if he dropped a diamond or two in to that birds nest of his.

  • @gailjackson6557
    @gailjackson6557 4 роки тому +1

    Diamond dust is collected and used as an abrasive polisher. You'd think a professor would know that. Excellent video!!!

  • @joetexas1546
    @joetexas1546 5 років тому +272

    There is a lot of ‘Tension’ in that place.

    • @mr.bishops64
      @mr.bishops64 5 років тому +6

      Do you want to die, buddy?

    • @me0101001000
      @me0101001000 5 років тому +2

      I just hope it doesn't STRESS anyone out

    • @mayukhbhattacharya8793
      @mayukhbhattacharya8793 4 роки тому

      @@me0101001000 I'm more worried about the STRAIN this puts on professor's health

    • @firebug1892
      @firebug1892 4 роки тому +6

      Paid pennies to cut a 10 million dollar diamond lol that’s why!

    • @mack-1025
      @mack-1025 4 роки тому +1

      Cubic zirconium?

  • @coleorange970
    @coleorange970 3 роки тому +64

    I love how they are so gentle when holding the hardest material on earth like somethings going to scratch it 😂

    • @wades623
      @wades623 3 роки тому +13

      Hardness does t mean toughness, they can shatter or chip if dropped or hit with a hammer

    • @crazycherokee8552
      @crazycherokee8552 3 роки тому

      @@michaelmodernsonicfan5341 First, the proper way to say that is "it *will probably* " not "it probably will", secondly, its spelled *Shattered* , finally, someone as young as yourself wouldn't even understand the basic chemistry and physics of a diamond, let alone understand its physical properties and actual uses in modern technology. It isn't just some pretty rock that is price gouged for no reason other than massive profit, its usefulness in abrasives far exceeds silica and other mediums, hence its uses in mining, milling, drilling, there's even methods of subbing diamond dust for silica medium in pneumatic sand blaster machines.

    • @kaylawuvscookies
      @kaylawuvscookies 3 роки тому +2

      @@wades623 "dropped or hit with a hammer". So I suppose slammed onto a table and blown up with 2 tons of tnt are considered the same amount of force now?

    • @roysuggs3635
      @roysuggs3635 3 роки тому +7

      @@wades623 Think of it as a ball made of glass and a ball made of rubber. The glass ball is harder and the rubber ball is tougher.

    • @michaelmodernsonicfan5341
      @michaelmodernsonicfan5341 2 роки тому

      @@crazycherokee8552 i think i deleted my comment bruv

  • @TheGreatSteve
    @TheGreatSteve 5 років тому +245

    Russians always look really happy.

    • @polymorphicprocrastination5345
      @polymorphicprocrastination5345 5 років тому +16

      Are u being sarcastic?

    • @KurtHektik
      @KurtHektik 5 років тому +30

      They are just hangover from vodka or maybe tired from a couple of days stay in gulag holiday camp.

    • @Tindometari
      @Tindometari 5 років тому +6

      This *is* what happy Russians look like. :)

    • @vwvwvsuki
      @vwvwvsuki 5 років тому +4

      Это Россия, тут никто не улыбается, лол. Только красивые зумеры.

    • @pizdarus
      @pizdarus 5 років тому +4

      Russian isn't a race, idiot.

  • @XxflyingderpsXx
    @XxflyingderpsXx 5 років тому +2

    These videos make me so happy. This guy is just so enthusiastic about it and I love it!

  • @RandomMan-nv2qh
    @RandomMan-nv2qh 5 років тому +218

    The yellow one is yellow... (thanks)
    Because of nitrogen in the lattice (oh)

  • @ykzone8690
    @ykzone8690 3 роки тому +1

    Wow ! I have seen diamonds first time in reality this is my best ever channel .

  • @electronicsNmore
    @electronicsNmore 5 років тому +67

    It's no wonder why Diamonds cost so much, an incredible amount of highly skilled labor goes into grinding/polishing them. Another great video!

    • @dlevi67
      @dlevi67 5 років тому +15

      Cutting and polishing costs amount for a very small proportion of the cost - proportion that is even lower for important/rare stones.

    • @wasd____
      @wasd____ 4 роки тому +29

      The cost of cutting and polishing is insignificant as a fraction of selling price, actually - when was the last time you got paid $30 million for a couple month's work?
      Diamonds are a gigantic scam, really.

    • @douglasparkinson4123
      @douglasparkinson4123 3 роки тому +12

      also, a sneaky bit off supply manipulation by the biggest diamond seller in the world to massively increase price.

    • @qwertyqwerty697
      @qwertyqwerty697 3 роки тому

      @@wasd____ That is why I prefer rare gold over common carbon (diamonds).

    • @wasd____
      @wasd____ 3 роки тому +7

      @@qwertyqwerty697 Gold is also a scam. Its price isn't tied to its utility as a material component in things that are actually useful, it's only bought and sold on the expectation that other people will also want to buy it. It is, like diamonds, a manufactured overvaluation of something that isn't intrinsically worth that much.

  • @Ishsa
    @Ishsa 4 роки тому +27

    "It’s carbon, so in principle it could catch fire"
    Just made me giggle

    • @josepeixoto3715
      @josepeixoto3715 3 роки тому

      those should all catch fire,they delay human progress down,so much pointless labor going into them; and wars...

  • @celtgunn9775
    @celtgunn9775 5 років тому +29

    Brady, Professor P, my Grandfather used to cut gemstones. Not for a big company though. He just did it for the love of the hobby & competition.
    He would compete and won a big competition against other people. One stone cut that I've still never seen others have before or since is an Eagle Eye. The gemstone is actually shaped almost like an Eagle's eye. When my Grandfather passed away, my Grandmother allowed me to pick a gemstone of my Grandfather's. I picked the Eagle Eye. It's only a Smoky Topaz, but the cut is stunning.
    Great episode guys, full of knowledge! Loved this. 😍

    • @QueenTea_
      @QueenTea_ 5 років тому +4

      Hmm, very interesting, now I have an insatiable need to see this stone.

    • @QueenTea_
      @QueenTea_ 5 років тому +1

      Do you still have it?

    • @-Kerstin
      @-Kerstin 5 років тому +6

      After hyping it up this much you gotta snap a picture :p

    • @QueenTea_
      @QueenTea_ 5 років тому +1

      Right??

    • @celtgunn9775
      @celtgunn9775 5 років тому +1

      @@QueenTea_ yes, I do. It's currently packed away until all of our belongings are unpacked from our shipping container. But Yes. It's not in a setting either.

  • @101Nya
    @101Nya 5 років тому +5

    I really enjoy listening to him, he is never dull!

  • @JohnMichaelson
    @JohnMichaelson 5 років тому +66

    Very cool, and thank you for the detailed description of the polishing room and its conditions. That put the scene clearly in mind.

  • @Yohanyothan
    @Yohanyothan 5 років тому +3

    Your channel is one of the best on youtube. Educational, insightful, and downright hilarious at times! That guy did not want to be filmed 😂😂

  • @davidk8184
    @davidk8184 5 років тому +94

    7:37 I am suspicious that the man who polished the pink diamond is wanted by Interpol.

  • @niagarawarrior9623
    @niagarawarrior9623 5 років тому +3

    this is amazing, great video. As always, everything is well explained and comprehensibly. i like how the professor even explains the sounds and smells if the workshop, even the little details like that make a difference.

  • @sangeetabihari77
    @sangeetabihari77 5 років тому +227

    Professor was probably thinking all the time " These diamonds could have been doing some cool chemistry, what a waste...."

    • @verdatum
      @verdatum 5 років тому +23

      Meh, diamonds are pretty stable. Chemists are more interested in things that are more reactive.

    • @oremooremo5075
      @oremooremo5075 5 років тому +9

      High pressure physics maybe

    • @eduardopupucon
      @eduardopupucon 5 років тому +21

      diamonds are more of an engineers tool than a chemist, you have no idea how useful they are for machining and cutting

    • @RandomMan-nv2qh
      @RandomMan-nv2qh 5 років тому +1

      He did study about supercritical fluid xd

    • @greenredblue
      @greenredblue 5 років тому +2

      What, you mean like a diamond anvil (I think that’s what it’s called) like they have at the National Ignition Facility? Nah, what could possibly be cool about science that involves using a small town’s worth of power to run a building-sized laser array that can recreate the conditions found inside the core of a star? I mean talk about ho hum, amirite? ;-D

  • @BunnyFett
    @BunnyFett 5 років тому +2

    I love that he started talking about the chemical composition of their colors. I enjoy studying this.

  • @bryanc1975
    @bryanc1975 5 років тому +12

    The professor's hair looks FANTASTIC in this video! The diamonds are pretty cool, too.

  • @fosheimdet
    @fosheimdet 5 років тому +91

    Am I the only one who prefers the larger unpolished diamonds?

  • @davidbuschhorn6539
    @davidbuschhorn6539 5 років тому +98

    10:22 I can feel that that guy's soul comes from a long line of retail workers. The look on his face....

    • @bennemann
      @bennemann 5 років тому +10

      Nah, his soul comes from a long line of being Russian :) Life is not easy over there.

    • @kgipe
      @kgipe 5 років тому +12

      In Communist Russia, you don't grind the diamond. The diamond grinds you.

  • @rptrj1384
    @rptrj1384 5 років тому +4

    I love it when the professor sounds genuinely excited about something :D

  • @metalmusic1401
    @metalmusic1401 5 років тому +65

    I would like to say thank you for all the enjoyment that you have brought me I have been a subscriber for a while now and really enjoy the science stuff I have cerebral palsy so I look for things to occupy my time and this science stuff has always been top notch greetings from Australia

    • @SpencerBrewerOG
      @SpencerBrewerOG 5 років тому +4

      Come on dude, we all know Australia doesnt exist

    • @metalmusic1401
      @metalmusic1401 5 років тому

      @@SpencerBrewerOG hahaha very funny last time I checked I'm pretty sure I existed

    • @SpencerBrewerOG
      @SpencerBrewerOG 5 років тому +1

      @@metalmusic1401 Did you hit the wrong like button? Because ya know, your upside down?

    • @metalmusic1401
      @metalmusic1401 5 років тому +1

      @@SpencerBrewerOG I think you need to invest more time in your humour

    • @SpencerBrewerOG
      @SpencerBrewerOG 5 років тому

      @@metalmusic1401 ...
      Ok

  • @beemer9108
    @beemer9108 5 років тому +3

    Wow. Just beautiful.
    I had no idea there was actually so much process that went into diamonds. I figured we'd just use machines for all of the process, but I guess we just don't have that kind of precision yet.
    Really cool. Great video!

  • @AntoineBilliard
    @AntoineBilliard 5 років тому +10

    it's really fascinating to see how much work goes into a single diamond!

    • @benkei7530
      @benkei7530 5 років тому

      Antoine Billiard you don’t know the half of it

  • @Macho_Fantastico
    @Macho_Fantastico 3 роки тому +3

    Diamonds don't do much for me but you can't help but appreciate their beauty.

  • @carolnorton2551
    @carolnorton2551 5 років тому +13

    The professor is the true "Diamond" in the video.

  • @davidosantana3483
    @davidosantana3483 3 роки тому +31

    Uzi got me going down the “pink diamonds” rabbit hole smh

  • @JagAgemo
    @JagAgemo 5 років тому +43

    I couldn't care less about dimonds as jewelry, but this is still very interesting
    : )

  • @villainapologist7858
    @villainapologist7858 5 років тому +21

    My obsession with steven universe aside, this video gives me a happy feeling in my heart that I wasnt expecting.

  • @TulioSounds
    @TulioSounds 5 років тому +5

    I wish this video was even longer!
    That was really interesting and amazing! I I always wondered about how this is done. Very cool!

  • @bitTorrenter
    @bitTorrenter 5 років тому +2

    I think this one of your best videos.
    The Johnson Matthey tour aswell.

  • @MitchJ
    @MitchJ 5 років тому +14

    Hooray for Carbon!! Thanks Doctor Poliakoff.

  • @alexconcord3597
    @alexconcord3597 3 роки тому +1

    Very interesting and impressing indeed. I enjoy the lectures made by this expert with his unique and gorgeous hair-style.

  • @mr.potato6453
    @mr.potato6453 5 років тому +30

    They look so happy :)))

  • @casperborn8474
    @casperborn8474 5 років тому +14

    I highly doubt the diamond dust ground off is just blown into atmosphere, they probably have a really fine filter of some sort as it can be used to make diamond tools like the grinders they use

  • @sean..L
    @sean..L 5 років тому +79

    I actually prefer the rough diamonds to the cut ones.

    • @QueenTea_
      @QueenTea_ 5 років тому +6

      Glad im not the only one.

    • @The_Salty_Siren
      @The_Salty_Siren 5 років тому +1

      Same & I’m a lapidist haha

    • @Shock_Treatment
      @Shock_Treatment 5 років тому +1

      I do as well.

    • @OwenPrescott
      @OwenPrescott 5 років тому +10

      yep, cut diamonds just look like cheap plastic decoration

  • @beefmaster7
    @beefmaster7 3 роки тому

    Brady, your videos are amazing.
    My five year old daughter’s attention was captured for the full video.
    It helps that she’s fascinated by diamonds.

  • @artorias6502
    @artorias6502 3 роки тому +4

    I love Professor Poliakoff. I want to adopt him as an honorary Grandad!

  • @ajodea1191
    @ajodea1191 5 років тому +12

    We . Are the crystal gems, we always save the day...

    • @KawaiiPockyEater
      @KawaiiPockyEater 5 років тому +2

      And if you think we can't, we'll always find a way!

    • @randomnessrules4971
      @randomnessrules4971 4 роки тому +1

      @@KawaiiPockyEater That's why the people of this world believe in...
      Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
      SiO2
      CaCO3
      and Steven

  • @joepotentier
    @joepotentier 5 років тому +5

    It must feel AMAZING to finish polishing off a diamond that you’ve been polishing for 6 months!!

  • @Tonicwine999
    @Tonicwine999 5 років тому +1

    One of the most fascinating and enjoyable videos I've watched on periodic videos.

  • @dallas2108
    @dallas2108 5 років тому +22

    I heard that if you rotate it in just the right way It could turn into a rose quartz

    • @lordtachanka9967
      @lordtachanka9967 5 років тому +5

      Really? I would enjoy seeing a human turn into rose quartz.

    • @kaiser98berlin
      @kaiser98berlin 5 років тому +1

      Yes @@lordtachanka9967, I had experienced it with my own two eyes!! It was rosy!

  • @nicke1903
    @nicke1903 5 років тому +1

    I'm just a simple Hay seed plowboy in NC,but I find this Channel so interesting.

  • @hotaru8309
    @hotaru8309 5 років тому +3

    3:59 That yellow was so beautiful uncut. It's so sad, because I understand they want to remove all imperfections and specks of things from the stones, but so much beauty is lost. It's hard to justify sometimes.

  • @misspomerol
    @misspomerol 4 роки тому +1

    Professor Poliakoff being in the “Room Where it Happened” is the Periodic Video/Hamilton crossover I needed in my life right now.

  • @alltoohuman01
    @alltoohuman01 5 років тому +58

    BIGGER. HARDER. UNCUT.

    • @jomohamala4720
      @jomohamala4720 5 років тому

      We are seller of rough diamonds and we are looking for serious and reliable buyers in case you interested get hold of me on our WhatsApp +244944177546 for more details

    • @mehmettemel8725
      @mehmettemel8725 5 років тому

      Did anyone get the irony.😁😁😁Only the 43 that gave the thumbs up.

    • @danlistee2205
      @danlistee2205 4 роки тому

      I like uncut.

  • @simonmartin4599
    @simonmartin4599 4 роки тому +1

    One of the most interesting things I've watched in ages. And I watch a lot...

  • @11thcenturycrusader31
    @11thcenturycrusader31 3 роки тому +15

    2:55 so THATS where Uzi got his forehead diamond

  • @thenobleone-3384
    @thenobleone-3384 4 роки тому +2

    Gold is one of my favorite colors. The way gold is made is fascinating

  • @yangnini4936
    @yangnini4936 5 років тому +8

    3:37 “I think I prefer it to the pink one, and it's cheaper, I can get 2 or 3 of these (purple diamonds) with the same price”

  • @dannyp2058
    @dannyp2058 4 роки тому +1

    What a beautiful process and outcome, that's a talent to be proud of.

  • @Osprey1994
    @Osprey1994 5 років тому +31

    Bit of a bummer that so much is wasted but now that I know some diamonds flouresce I will keep that in mind.

  • @austindmunday
    @austindmunday 5 років тому

    I like how this host enunciates his words.

  • @Kiromony
    @Kiromony 5 років тому +13

    3:40 "and it is cheaper, i could get 2 or 3 of these for the same price"
    Yeah gimme 5 of those purple diamonds please, i will pay them using a cheque

    • @ModMINI
      @ModMINI 5 років тому

      Would you take that all in coins?

    • @dlevi67
      @dlevi67 5 років тому

      @@ModMINI A few 1933 gold double eagles will do just nicely, thank you.

  • @arthurrobey4945
    @arthurrobey4945 4 роки тому +1

    Shiney, shiney, fairy gold,
    I've searched for you amongst these desert sands.
    Of all the diamonds I have known,
    Yet none that I can really call my own.
    My grandpa used to work in the Kimberley hole.

  • @IIGrayfoxII
    @IIGrayfoxII 5 років тому +17

    Diamonds are not really expensive.
    The suppliers want them to be expensive.

    • @The_Salty_Siren
      @The_Salty_Siren 5 років тому +1

      IIGrayfoxII no the precision cutting is what makes it expensive. Did you even watch the video? That pink diamond took a month to cut dear...

    • @dlevi67
      @dlevi67 5 років тому

      @@The_Salty_Siren The cutting _COST_ amounts to no more than 5% of the total cost, and much less than that for important stones.

    • @IIGrayfoxII
      @IIGrayfoxII 5 років тому +2

      @@The_Salty_Siren But diamonds in general are not expensive there common.
      The companies that mine them make them expensive for maximum profits

    • @rachelmoody1520
      @rachelmoody1520 5 років тому

      Yeah, gem quality emeralds are much rarer than gem quality diamonds. The reason diamonds cost so much is because the gem industry needed a more consistent income. Also, diamonds are the sparkliest and hardest to scratch. The former make it easy to convince people they're valuable and the later means they genuinely make for better jewlery.

    • @Les537
      @Les537 5 років тому

      People want them to be expensive. They are a proxy for things. The more they cost the better, just don't tell that I got it on sale.

  • @zeikjt
    @zeikjt 5 років тому

    6:07 Surely that dust could be used to make sanding surfaces and such instead of blown away? Like the very discs they're using to cut the diamonds?

  • @justsomeone931
    @justsomeone931 5 років тому +8

    1:26 omg White,Yellow, and Blue Diamond😯

  • @DuoTheGodOfDeath
    @DuoTheGodOfDeath 4 роки тому

    So many diamonds in the world yet they are still so expensive. Debeers you did a great job.

  • @synicyst9925
    @synicyst9925 5 років тому +7

    Sir Martyn Poliakoff is my favourite celebrity.

  • @jadesmith6823
    @jadesmith6823 2 роки тому

    How lovely would it be to have the professor as your grandfather..
    ❤️🙏

  • @Robert-xp4ii
    @Robert-xp4ii 5 років тому +3

    Amazing! When I was in high school, we were told that diamond polishers made about $150/hour. I could see that but I wonder how much they make today. 😮

  • @LandoCalrissiano
    @LandoCalrissiano 5 років тому +1

    Is there no use for the diamond dust? Is the dust still diamond or does it decompose due to the heat from grinding?

  • @reilophonix3279
    @reilophonix3279 5 років тому +4

    My diamond, your diamond, pink diamond!

  • @bushraduti6780
    @bushraduti6780 5 років тому

    oh why I did not find you before professor. what a great speaker you are... much love. thanks for rekindling my love for chemistry....

  • @Big_Computer
    @Big_Computer 5 років тому +4

    I love how he describe how everything feels and smell, so it is like i could be there :)

  • @novadeperno5521
    @novadeperno5521 5 років тому +1

    👌🌞 yeah, awesome to show people this. It’s important to understand what goes into the jewelry we all love and wear.

  • @Abdega
    @Abdega 5 років тому +7

    They should give some of the diamond dust to the professor so he could do some analytical chemistry on it

  • @philortiz7519
    @philortiz7519 4 роки тому

    Fantastic tour. Outstanding tour guide.

  • @Losaru
    @Losaru 5 років тому +51

    White Diamond must be jealous. ;3

    • @argenteus8314
      @argenteus8314 5 років тому +25

      Surprised I had to scroll this far to find Steven Universe.

    • @0XBlondie96X0
      @0XBlondie96X0 5 років тому +1

      @@argenteus8314 Ikr lol

    • @NetherNinja
      @NetherNinja 5 років тому

      Finally, I was looking for this XD

    • @Tindometari
      @Tindometari 5 років тому +1

      Ah, but the white diamonds are oppressing the diamonds of colour.

    • @UchihaFabio
      @UchihaFabio 4 роки тому

      Finally I found a su joke

  • @atifmehmoodkhan7056
    @atifmehmoodkhan7056 10 місяців тому

    So nice of you Sir for giving such a nice information in a very beautiful teaching style ❤

  • @Drobium77
    @Drobium77 5 років тому +25

    they are only worth as much for bragging rights about how much was spent. I find cut crystal just as beautiful as diamonds. My favourite are opals though. they are stunning when compared to boring diamonds.
    (Facet)nating video though :-P

    • @chrisp2757
      @chrisp2757 5 років тому +3

      Opal yes, pretty.
      Cut crystal comparable to expertly faceted diamond? You obviously don’t know what sparkles are. Go check out some expensive, flawless diamonds. They’re shiny!!!

    • @ludvignordquist317
      @ludvignordquist317 5 років тому +2

      chris p Well, artificial Moissanite is way cheaper than diamonds and have a higher refractive index.

    • @tropingreenhorn
      @tropingreenhorn 5 років тому +1

      All gemstones and crystals, when expertly cut or polished, can be beautiful. If you are looking at the crystals and gemstones for their innate beauty and interesting chemical properties they are all really cool, and people I guess don't realize that all gemstones can be created in a laboratory and have the exact same properties. Still natural gemstones are quite cool. Gemcutting is a difficult thing to do well, and requires lots of time and specialized equipment (and electricity to run it) That is where a lot of the price comes from. The raw stones, while valuable, are less valuable then properly cut and polished gemstones.

    • @Drobium77
      @Drobium77 5 років тому

      @@chrisp2757 yes, they're shiny, but they just don't appeal to me. :-) I've seen some big diamonds up close in the crown jewels and they were sparkly and beautiful to look at, but I'd chose a sapphire or opal over a diamond any day :-)

    • @dlevi67
      @dlevi67 5 років тому +2

      @@tropingreenhorn "people I guess don't realize that all gemstones can be created in a laboratory and have the exact same properties"
      No they cannot. Some, but not all.

  • @davidanderson9664
    @davidanderson9664 4 роки тому +1

    Love your videos. I particularly enjoyed the plutonium one. British Einstein guy there is very charismatic. Well done! D.A. NYC

  • @kingarthurthe5th
    @kingarthurthe5th 5 років тому +17

    Steven Universe's Mom got a mega upgrade!

    • @UchihaFabio
      @UchihaFabio 4 роки тому +3

      Finally i found a su joke

  • @thegigantico
    @thegigantico 4 роки тому

    as much as i love those stones and the techniques behind polishing them, but seriously, they are so much more beatiful uncut

  • @johnathanmcdoe
    @johnathanmcdoe 5 років тому +5

    Makes you wonder what kind of people decide to become diamond polishers. Seems both highly technical and motorically challenging, not exactly something you stumble into. On one hand I could imagine this to be almost meditative, on the other there's the pressure to deliver a near perfect result and there's no retries. Would have bee interesting to hear some of them talk about this.

    • @MorgurEdits
      @MorgurEdits 5 років тому

      @Johnathan McDoe It seems like a profession that requires a lot of skill to be paid well, also a lot of experience to get a name for yourself as a trusted polisher to be able to go for the bigger headline making stones.

  • @ThingEngineer
    @ThingEngineer 4 роки тому

    What wavelength are they using to cut those diamonds. I see red but that could just be a reference/locating beam.

  • @nonofyabidnez5737
    @nonofyabidnez5737 5 років тому +14

    Diamond deals, done dirt cheap!

  • @clarencewatson8366
    @clarencewatson8366 3 роки тому +1

    That was absolutely fascinating.

  • @therosebunni68
    @therosebunni68 5 років тому +13

    My diamond
    Your diamond
    PINK DIAMOND

    • @among-us-99999
      @among-us-99999 5 років тому

      Red diamond
      O u r D i a m o n d

    • @dlevi67
      @dlevi67 5 років тому

      @@among-us-99999 No diamond. My diamond.

    • @nziom
      @nziom 5 років тому

      4:07 that's an interesting fact it explains a lot about pink diamond in Steven Universe

    • @Ruby-Doc
      @Ruby-Doc 5 років тому

      Poor jasper, thought pink Diamond had been shattered

  • @vancegilmore245
    @vancegilmore245 4 роки тому

    Hey, it's Noel Redding!! He played the bass guitar for Jimi Hendrix. They used diamonds in those old record players.