December 08, 2010

Discovery of largest known diamond












In the selection of Valentine's Day gift for a wife or girlfriend, you can not go wrong with diamonds. If you really want to impress your favorite lady for Valentine's Day is, get the biggest diamond in the galaxy. But you better be a deep wallet, because this 10 billion trillion trillion carat monster has a cost that is literally astronomical! "We need a jeweler's lens the size of the Sun since this diamond!" says astronomer Travis Metcalfe ( Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ) who heads a team of researchers who discovered the giant gem. "Bill Gates and Donald Trump together could not begin to afford it. "
When asked to assess the value of the cosmic jewel, Ronald Winston, CEO of Harry Winston Inc, said that such a large diamond probably would reduce the market value, stating: "Who knows may be a self-deflating prophecy because there is so much of it. " And he added: "It's definitely too big to wear!"