Astronomers Discover Planet Made Out of Diamond
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The problem is that if we ever travel the stars, we'll find something that is actually rare and gold will be a commonplace worthless trinket.Omega500 said:
I'm glad I found this clip from Star Trek
S9. It fits what I was thinking perfectly, and it is one of my favorite scenes in the series.
Haven't we found planets like this before? I know it says 2011 but I swear I heard of diamond planets well before that.
I WOULD propose we call it Blingworld, just 'cause, but first I have a question.
...YOU MEAN THERE'S MORE OF THESE THINGS?!
...YOU MEAN THERE'S MORE OF THESE THINGS?!
Doesn't diamonds require coal and isn't coal made from dead trees and stuff? Does that mean there was life on that planet?
I looked at the image before I saw the title & I thought this was going to be about Space Coconuts.
Well, it just needs highly pressurized Carbon, which is a rather common element in the universe.Trippy Turtle said:
O.T It's actually cool, looks like a sci-fi world you'd read or see in a movie
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Now we've figured out how to win the alliance of the Equestrians. Since many ponies(like rarity) are obsessed with diamonds, we can use this resource to win their allegiance.
Also, according to data in the show(collected from when Twilight Sparkle is informing rarity about the number of stars in Orion's belt), it seems that Orion's belt is visible from their planet, meaning they must be between our star and the three stars making up the belt. So either the star has formed early enough that it's light hasn't reached us, or it *might* be Saif Al Jabbar, but that's unlikely being as how Alnitak(closest star in the belt) is around 700 LY away, whereas Saif is around 650 LY, thus meaning that the stars would likely not be lined up as well, meaning that twilight sparkle referring to them as Orion's "belt" would be incorrect.
Further evidence of the visibility of Orion's belt from Equestria comes from the episode "It's About Time", in which Twilight Sparkle mentions the horsehead nebula. The horsehead nebula makes up a large portion of the constellation Orion, including some of the belt.
P.S. I think that this post is intolerably nerdy even as far as The Escapist can handle. And don't worry, I realize the show is a work of fiction. Nothing here is to be taken seriously.
You know, you don't need to go that far to find diamond planets.
Uranus and Neptune are both believed to have icebergs of diamonds floating around on theirs sea of gases near its cores.
All it would take is to make something strong enough to survive the crazy pressures and mad temperatures the giant gas planets usually possess. Looking on that side, mr. "55 Cancri e" might be a better option though.
Uranus and Neptune are both believed to have icebergs of diamonds floating around on theirs sea of gases near its cores.
All it would take is to make something strong enough to survive the crazy pressures and mad temperatures the giant gas planets usually possess. Looking on that side, mr. "55 Cancri e" might be a better option though.
Can we stop using Fahrenheit in these posts? It's pretty much only used by one certain backwards country. I know converters are free, but nobody should have to use one as every country in the world uses Celsius.
It's like typing out all the Escapist news posts in Old Latin only... look up a translator or be one of the very few that know what it says, otherwise it's just worthless.
I assume I've been ninja'ed in this, but you all know diamonds are very common these days, right? They haven't been rare for like 200 years.
It's like typing out all the Escapist news posts in Old Latin only... look up a translator or be one of the very few that know what it says, otherwise it's just worthless.
I assume I've been ninja'ed in this, but you all know diamonds are very common these days, right? They haven't been rare for like 200 years.
The Diamond realm!
Now all we need to do is make a portal frame out of solid Diamond and ignite it with a Diamond Sword enchanted with Fire Aspect or something else ridiculously convoluted.
Then we'll be the king of everything.
But yeah, unless we're in Minecraft, I don't think extracting those are going to be quite so easy. Or even possible for the foreseeable future. Guess we'll be sticking with our Earth diamonds. Considering their hardness-to-weight ratio, they're still useful rocks though.
Now all we need to do is make a portal frame out of solid Diamond and ignite it with a Diamond Sword enchanted with Fire Aspect or something else ridiculously convoluted.
Then we'll be the king of everything.
But yeah, unless we're in Minecraft, I don't think extracting those are going to be quite so easy. Or even possible for the foreseeable future. Guess we'll be sticking with our Earth diamonds. Considering their hardness-to-weight ratio, they're still useful rocks though.
They have been theorized for ages, and according to data we have now they are actually extremely common.Wakikifudge said:
To the point where steel is far more rare than diamond.
Pretty sure he just read the Cracked article on it and helpfully forgot to provide a link in order to seem more knowledgeable.Dire Sloth said:
