PollMeOver: Would You Ever Buy a Memorial Diamond?
We talked a little yesterday about synthetic diamonds — what they are, how they’re made, and where you can get them.
We learned that they’re cultivated from “seed” diamonds — microscopic specks of diamond — but did you know that they can be made from any purified carbon source?
Get this people: that means that you can make a diamond out of human hair — or even human remains!
These diamonds are called “memorial diamonds,” and they’re quickly rising in popularity!
How do you do it? Well, you can expose human hair to heat treatment in order to extract the carbon. You can then turn that carbon into a diamond using the HPHT process (which we discussed in yesterday’s blog).
You can also filter and purify cremated human remains and then turn that into a diamond, once again thanks to HPHT.
The implications are astounding. You could wear a necklace made from your late grandmother. You could have earrings made from your first pet cat. You could even sport an engagement ring made from your fiancé’s hair!
I think a diamond is a classier keepsake than most cremation jewelry, but what do you think?
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Olivia
Memorial diamonds can be commissioned in the United States by LifeGem.
