Diamonds Uncut

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The Professor looks at uncut diamonds of all shapes and sizes. Part 2: Polishing a Pink Mega Diamond - • Polishing a Pink Mega ...
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Filmed at Alrosa's sorting facility in Moscow.
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@SlartiMarvinbartfast 5 жыл бұрын

That almost skull-shaped diamond is great.

@litigioussociety4249 5 жыл бұрын

I would think there would be plenty of people who would pay a lot more for an uncut diamond that looks like a skull.

@SlartiMarvinbartfast 5 жыл бұрын

@@litigioussociety4249 Most certainly.

@dr.doppeldecker3832 5 жыл бұрын

@@litigioussociety4249 but this diamond will be cut up into little "nicely shaped" pieces...

@mrslinkydragon9910 5 жыл бұрын

The octohedron ones dont need cutting. Maybe neaten them up so the faces are equal.

@Hauketal 5 жыл бұрын

@@stardust4001 Let's be friendly here. The skull starts at 1:43

@MrEmrys24 5 жыл бұрын

I once washed my hands with charcoal, I think that's close enough with washing your hands with diamonds

@brookekathryn1980 5 жыл бұрын

Same thing!

@fsmoura 5 жыл бұрын

yeah, if you rub vigorously enough

@brookekathryn1980 5 жыл бұрын

@@fsmoura Both are carbon, one is just stacked neatly and compressed.

@fsmoura 5 жыл бұрын

@@brookekathryn1980 woosh

@9712teo 5 жыл бұрын

@@brookekathryn1980 woosh

@TheBanjoShowOfficial 4 жыл бұрын

I love how the professor doesn’t pretend to know everything and he still shows surprise and interest in things like this despite his age

@cumtomummy 3 жыл бұрын

fully agree

@naydacolunga4992 2 жыл бұрын

He is flexing on us with diamonds and I'm fine with that

@tysonsimcoe388 5 жыл бұрын

that old man is so cute. he’s really enjoying those diamonds. i love it!

@5McX 4 жыл бұрын

Tyson Simcoe right❤️🥺

@AmaliePreecha 4 жыл бұрын

Making me smile to see how much he is loving to get to see these

@chloeneo6047 4 жыл бұрын

He enjoys quantifying them.

@CamoDrako 4 жыл бұрын

@@PostTenebrasLux Way to copy and paste from his RS profile page

@poelwe8157 4 жыл бұрын

He’s getting bitches too

@ohhatu8081 5 жыл бұрын

Mad scientist washes hands with diamonds

@fsmoura 5 жыл бұрын

"Midget dressed as a clown kills four"

@Falcrist 5 жыл бұрын

Depends how different you think allotropes are.

@MrWorld-hc5rs 5 жыл бұрын

Neat title*

@michaelball93 5 жыл бұрын

'Hee hee hee! I feel the power!'

@Christopher-N 5 жыл бұрын

I couldn't see it for the refraction. *;)*

@lapharmacie98 5 жыл бұрын

This man’s enthusiasm and pure love for science is very endearing

@inzanozulu 5 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I Can't Relate.

@doctorlovera 5 жыл бұрын

I hope I live long enough and wise enough to speak like this man.

@jasoncarto 5 жыл бұрын

I can relate

@alexthorpe2522 5 жыл бұрын

Uh oh. You're about to experience enthusiasm and pure love for your profile picture from all of these creepers.

@rhunter5008 5 жыл бұрын

More like shot

@TurboSixxSpeed 5 жыл бұрын

The Professors hair is Grade A. easily worth a million at auction.

@ldw556 2 жыл бұрын

he is graded IF, internally flawless

@nenadcvele 5 жыл бұрын

Now I see... Fifty years ago, young Professor made a plan. He will study chemistry, become a professor, become famous on the internet and then, when no one suspects, he will get those diamonds. Nice try, Professor.

@defi6.058 4 жыл бұрын

I know the biggest heist

@deafmusician2 4 жыл бұрын

And he would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for you meddling kids!

@tommynorthwood 3 жыл бұрын

Because the gold bars episode wasnt enough.

@pranavpoojary6474 3 жыл бұрын

Money heist Season 6 😅

@ykzone8690 3 жыл бұрын

Professor are famous still now!!

@sidneyisais8862 5 жыл бұрын

Uncut diamonds are aesthetically pleasing as they are. There’s something about their natural shape that gets me.

@periodicvideos 5 жыл бұрын

I agree. A rugged beauty.

@drewdown826 5 жыл бұрын

Much like other things that are uncut. Natural beauty and pleasing to the eye. And touch

@mrthuraorgan5430 5 жыл бұрын

Same they are all unique

@frodev728 5 жыл бұрын

Andrew Essence indeed 😏 👍🏼

@ishaqhossain3550 5 жыл бұрын

Sidney Isais they look like salt

@achyuthramachandran2189 5 жыл бұрын

He smuggled some out in his hair.

@fukpoeslaw3613 5 жыл бұрын

🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉😰🤫🤫🤫😇🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉🙈🙊🙉

@carcinogenicthalidomide3057 5 жыл бұрын

@@fukpoeslaw3613 k

@fsmoura 5 жыл бұрын

Each must be worth only a buck or so, uncut. It's a million dollars, but that's about a million stones in that tray, too.

@pierreuntel1970 5 жыл бұрын

@@fsmoura right! You could easily buy those uncut diamond on eBay, they're only a couple of buck each

@iadtag1853 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah no.

@extremistcontent1337 2 жыл бұрын

You're the real diamond professor ❤️

@Lugermonger35 3 жыл бұрын

Over a million dollars worth of diamonds... In dog food bowls LOL.

@SupernaturalColors 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Logermonger, I love your videos!!

@UmVtCg 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, so what. You should see the shithole they are dug out of.

@amitajain3391 3 жыл бұрын

There is wide difference between joking and making joke of

@lindboknifeandtool 3 жыл бұрын

I always find knife guys in the comments. Hello fellow knife guy!

@doragarza3716 3 жыл бұрын

Live them ALL

@ProfezorSnayp 5 жыл бұрын

8:37 - world's most expensive cat litter box

@mfbfreak 5 жыл бұрын

Only the best for my furry princess.

@KafshakTashtak 5 жыл бұрын

and it would immediately declaw your cat.

@xAKALISx 5 жыл бұрын

it's leviohSUHHHHHHH

@ProfezorSnayp 5 жыл бұрын

@@xAKALISx uuuuUUUUUHHHH

@farticlesofconflatulation 5 жыл бұрын

Im sure there’s a Russian oligarch who has one.

@jmcjmc2007 5 жыл бұрын

"this is probably the most extraordinary thing I've ever done.....on Periodic Videos". There is definitely a story there!

@Noah-ek8hp 5 жыл бұрын

#8:18 it looks like gravel

@dg-hughes 5 жыл бұрын

Prof Poliakoff has had precious metals in one video, held $500K sample of pure calcium-48 and was surrounded by tonnes of gold in another (as shown at the end of the video). That's all I can recall at the moment.

@joshp6061 5 жыл бұрын

Also the time where he held a giant rod of pure iridium

@Uldskoen 5 жыл бұрын

He might have another channel on Pornhub 🤔

@bubbles7608 5 жыл бұрын

uldsko how would you know that?..

@fabulosobroham 5 жыл бұрын

His hair is honestly *iconic*

@dayangmarikit6860 4 жыл бұрын

It's crazy to think that the small 3mm diamond on my ring went through this whole process... I often think about who was the first person to lay eyes on it after being buried for billions of years.

@ionbaxter9531 5 жыл бұрын

Good thing i saw this on my recommendation

@Ottee2 5 жыл бұрын

Same. Worth the watch for sure.

@chasecharron4546 5 жыл бұрын

right? this guy is the bees knees

@geeman5749 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah same here! KZfaq algorithm didn't fail me for once.

@MephLeo 5 жыл бұрын

Yes. We all know value, scarcity and utility are different things. Let's just enjoy Martin's enthusiasm, shall we?

@isaacisnotonfire 5 жыл бұрын

Artificial value and scarcity, may I add

@MephLeo 5 жыл бұрын

@Rob Braden Don't want to enter any kind of discussion here, but I have to say there's no such thing as natural value, it is always artificial.

@naturesinterface6663 5 жыл бұрын

@@MephLeo Yeah. Food and water have no inherent value.

@jevonmcpherson8054 5 жыл бұрын

@@naturesinterface6663 They are also technically artificial. At the end of the day people have to WANT it. There are anorexic people that are buying less food to eat than whats healthy for them. They need the food but they dont WANT it. Its a mixture of how much they want you to WANT (BUY) it for and how much your willing to WANT (BUY) it. its called demand for a reason.

@satokoratrillbeest8405 5 жыл бұрын

@TheCrystalCollector 4 жыл бұрын

Wow just amazing diamonds!!! Sweeet!

@shush4 3 жыл бұрын

Shush

@qwertyqwerty697 3 жыл бұрын

Too much carbon

@mr.speyside5240 4 жыл бұрын

There is a “shortage” of diamonds. Rigggghhhhtttt...

@Reubenwelsh 3 жыл бұрын

My guess is that they are pretty poor quality, the kind you use in the industry for drillbits etc. based on the amount in the dog bowl, there is prob about 100k diamonds in there. Valued at 1 million they would be worth 10usd each.

@redmadness265 3 жыл бұрын

also DeBeers might be restricting the supply to create an artificial rarity

@marksommerville5857 3 жыл бұрын

They have to pretend there's a shortage, otherwise they'd be worthless. It is only carbon anyway. I don't get the fascination.

@UmVtCg 3 жыл бұрын

@@marksommerville5857 Exactly, nothing but some remarkable marketing done back in the 1930's. These diamonds are way more common than is suggested. Artificial scarcity is created in order too keep the value up.

@JuniorJunison 3 жыл бұрын

There isn't a diamond shortage at all, in fact the majority of diamonds are used for industrial purposes, not jewelry

@graphixkillzzz 5 жыл бұрын

"why are diamonds so expensive?" "is because they're so rare." *dumps thousands of diamonds in a bucket* 😂😆😉👍

@rockyreyes9320 4 жыл бұрын

There's actually a worldwide diamond cartel that artificially restricts the flow of diamonds from the mines to help artificially inflate the prices. Diamonds are not rare at all nor will they lasts forever; they actually have a very large half life.

@teamskovhugger8135 4 жыл бұрын

Price on dimonds are manipulatet, they are NOT rare, they are just dimonds and so what 🤔

@curtekstrom6600 4 жыл бұрын

Decades ago as the story goes, Diamonds were declared Valuable by a few Snooty Bitches. That wanted to make $$$$$$ on a Stone, that is only best useful as an Industrial tool. Just like anything of Artificial Value. Such as a $65,000 Pickup Truck these days.

@musicismagic5074 4 жыл бұрын

I am a diamond, and I am one of a kind💎

@AriyaHomes 4 жыл бұрын

That all true but they still have value let’s not forget that’s why there all still valued independently

@muhdzafri7551 5 жыл бұрын

Love the prof.He explains elements simply.

@thebleedingherons1032 5 жыл бұрын

True.

@carcinogenicthalidomide3057 5 жыл бұрын

Nice pun

@r_____________________ 5 жыл бұрын

Haha "He" explains elements simply!

@Zkullz69 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you YA for showing me this channel, binge watching this dude all weekend.

@chiefgillas 4 жыл бұрын

I love your videos you get to touch see and Explorer things most of us dream of. Even small silly things are just so fascinating people just don't realize it

@bigbakerboi3872 5 жыл бұрын

no gem stone is as precious as you ;)

@f.jideament 5 жыл бұрын

Humans are "Diamonds and Rust".

@gabriel300010 5 жыл бұрын

Own how cute

@SirAnimosity 5 жыл бұрын

BigBakerBoi 🤢

@musaerose8397 5 жыл бұрын

SCIENTIST:this diamond is yellow because of its impurities WHITE DIAMOND: Agrees

@Ruby-Doc 5 жыл бұрын

*_[Blue and pink Diamond are as well]_*

@redhotteagle777harris4 5 жыл бұрын

That's what Mormons say about colored people

@Ruby-Doc 5 жыл бұрын

@@redhotteagle777harris4 *_[it's... a reference to a show...]_*

@redhotteagle777harris4 5 жыл бұрын

@@Ruby-Doc jus saying 📠

@My_Alchemical_Romance 4 жыл бұрын

The Evil One feast of assumption lol

@northrocks 3 жыл бұрын

I'm always fascinated with your videos Sir because they give you access to really expensive things

@rlguerrero2263 5 жыл бұрын

Just imagine what my cat would do with all that diamonds 😂

@stocktonjoans 5 жыл бұрын

the only reason they cost so much is the de beers cartel

@gordonrichardson2972 5 жыл бұрын

Nice try, but don't let facts get in your way! Alrosa is not the same as De Beers. From Wikipedia: In 2009 this cooperation was brought to an end as contrary to European Union competition laws in compliance with a decision of the European Commission. Now Alrosa independently distributes its rough diamond production on the world market.

@stocktonjoans 5 жыл бұрын

but de beers did single handidly convince people that diamonds have intrinsic value as decoration but who cares about facts, right?

@skylar1991 5 жыл бұрын

Go dig up and cut a diamond..... is not a walk in the park. May be for established companies but that's what happens when you stick with a profession for so long

@stocktonjoans 5 жыл бұрын

go look up the "traditions" we have that started out as de beers marketing campaigns then look up how de beers hoarded diamonds to create a false scarcity to jack up the prices even further

@stocktonjoans 5 жыл бұрын

and by your logic, diamond miners should be rich right? diamonds are expensive so a decent amount must go to the people putting their health and lives on the line actually digging the things up, right? hardly any money is made getting diamonds out of the ground, the value is somehow created when they are ground and added to jewelery

@luisaguilar5343 5 жыл бұрын

I could listen to this guy cover any subject. He's really enthusiastic and funny. Great video!

@Archetype123 5 жыл бұрын

Would have loved to seen you "accidentally" drop that entire pan of diamonds on the floor.

@rudymaxmilne7766 5 жыл бұрын

Bet it has happened somewhere .

@sundae6610 4 жыл бұрын

@@rudymaxmilne7766 imagine he accidentally step on it and crushed it

@cjyo9123 4 жыл бұрын

millefeuillee they can’t be crushed by a step, way to strong

@jamesbizs 4 жыл бұрын

Cj Yo depends. A bunch of diamonds being crushed against other diamonds, might create enough pressure.

@user-xb9yv2ci4c 4 жыл бұрын

I know that in some factories the workers must wear tape over their mouth to prevent them from swallowing some.

@wierdkpopfan8981 5 жыл бұрын

That dude makes me remember that scientist from "back to the future"

@xanokothe 5 жыл бұрын

5:45 Russian chicks searching for Professor's Tinder profile

@gordonrichardson2972 5 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised the allow camera-phones inside the sorting room...

@alswearingen323 5 жыл бұрын

You are very disrespectful to Russians. I know it's a joke, but honestly it isn't very nice to say that.

@Bluedragon2513 5 жыл бұрын

I should pull out my Ban Hammer more frequently. It's more useful on y'all than on gals.

@bassmunk 5 жыл бұрын

How about the Kirsten Dunst look alike in that shot

@alswearingen323 5 жыл бұрын

Anthony Nguyen Ah, Tony, what are you going to do? I reported him for harassment/sexually explicit speech. Maybe they’ll just ban him.

@CribNib 5 жыл бұрын

I was having a bad day before watching this, but his charisma and friendliness always leave me feeling happy. Thank you, Professor.

@chunkykat9000 4 жыл бұрын

I guess they made diamonds from Minecraft into a real thing.

@craft3dk243 4 жыл бұрын

@redmadness265 3 жыл бұрын

@@craft3dk243 *bruh moment*

@craft3dk243 3 жыл бұрын

@@redmadness265 still confused 6 months later

@danielorourke7283 3 жыл бұрын

@@craft3dk243 man legit came back 6 months later , legend

@kalolord 2 жыл бұрын

@@craft3dk243 Minecraft is a video game. It has these thing called diamonds, you can make all sorts of tools from it. I guess these guys made them in real life.

@xtheslipknotmaggotx 5 жыл бұрын

This is so satisfying to watch after studying crystallography in a Sience of Materials course

@mauritz3912 5 жыл бұрын

"Diamonds Uncut" nice title Hello Internet

@scaredface347 5 жыл бұрын

I'm just here to remind you that you have 145 likes.

@mauritz3912 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for reminding me!

@raksh9 5 жыл бұрын

Better than Willy Uncut

@MortezaTaheri 5 жыл бұрын

I think those diamonds are now more valuable because Professor touched them.

@trentbateman 5 жыл бұрын

I love how he marvels at the tedium of the jobs these people perform

@harrisondocarmo7923 4 жыл бұрын

The diamond belongs to the cubic cristallyne system (all three axis with the same size and with 90º angles), that's why you get those shapes, such as cubes, dodecahedrons, octahedrons, trapezohedrons and even a combination of a cube and a dodecahedron; these are the product of its internal molecular pattern that forms cubic unit cells.

@sashimi8187 5 жыл бұрын

the diamonds somehow look more beautiful without being cut 💎✨

@stealthassasin1day291 5 жыл бұрын

Diamonds are better in use the industrial sector than jewelry anyways.

@indrada-rf2vu 5 жыл бұрын

But synthetic diamonds are better for that

@benjaminkiedyszko9859 5 жыл бұрын

Are you feeling alright

@Wuqz 5 жыл бұрын

@@indrada-rf2vu synthetic diamonds are better for everything. real diamonds are worthless.

@SingleAsSun 5 жыл бұрын

Diamond layer tools used for Cutting are the best.

@eunhyuekpark6159 5 жыл бұрын

@@Wuqz Its still weird to me that this is true. in reality diamonds are not that rare and its just huge companies that have stockpiles of them stowed away that make them worth so much.

@blainelanders2361 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir. We regular people don't normally get to root around in diamond warehouse! The crystals are very nice.

@leeterthanyou 5 жыл бұрын

4:02 homegirl loving the professor's eloquence

@noatchas 5 жыл бұрын

That could make a diamond pickaxe

@JosephWatson04 5 жыл бұрын

@yutella616 5 жыл бұрын

@@RedstonerCraftMC than*

@JosephWatson04 5 жыл бұрын

@@RedstonerCraftMC mhm.

@franzdaboi3131 4 жыл бұрын

oh shut up

@michellerobinson3230 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂🤣🤣🤣

@rocksparadox 5 жыл бұрын

Rubies are red, some diamonds fluoresce blue, I would *steal those diamonds if my name was GRU*

@jeevanjacob4102 5 жыл бұрын

Now if that was true and your name was Gru, You'd fit quite well in Russia, Despicable You.

@drewdown826 5 жыл бұрын

Thats a far reach. Nice try tho

@yangkai507 5 жыл бұрын

Rocksparadox From the blocks GRU is a Russian spetsnaz group wdym?

@rockyreyes9320 4 жыл бұрын

I like how the diamonds are being held in dog food bowls.

@Ad_Astra2023 5 жыл бұрын

The modern day Einstein works for a diamond lab.

@carlosvelasquez331 5 жыл бұрын

I love those more florescent blue diamonds even tho they're "less valuable" they'd be more appreciated for its properties by me

@chloeneo6047 4 жыл бұрын

In the older generation, they all prefer the blue tinge diamonds aka those with florescent. I like them too more than the clear souless transparent white.

@amistry605 5 жыл бұрын

"Russian diamonds" That's the toughest thing I've ever heard...

@fangw8323 5 жыл бұрын

amistry605 hahhahaha

@andrewhunter2520 5 жыл бұрын

Must have never heard of me

@amistry605 5 жыл бұрын

@@andrewhunter2520 true

@incubusfan4211 5 жыл бұрын

Diamond in the Russ

@amistry605 5 жыл бұрын

@@incubusfan4211 😅😅👍👌

@DDay-vv9ec 5 жыл бұрын

The skull one was incredible.goodthing I'm not a rich rapper

@ingorichter649 4 жыл бұрын

Nice shaped crystals, thanks for sharing these fascinating pictures!

@yinkadavies8403 5 жыл бұрын

He is a very likeable fellow!!!! I would like to see more of his videos Thank you dear scientist for the tour

@mcdowe245 5 жыл бұрын

Really amazing. Thank you for all the hard work you guys put into these videos.

@shashvatsadhani7895 5 жыл бұрын

I really loved the video with live examples.

@FariDMU124 3 жыл бұрын

i really loved the video with live examples.

@KurwaRomek 5 жыл бұрын

I love the Professor's enthusiasm. You'd think a man who spent his life in research would be jaded by now but he's still extatic about new stuff. That's amazing.

@RichMitch 5 жыл бұрын

Well it's been up for all of about 20 minutes but it's easily one of the best videos I've ever seen

@bulbousbumbo3762 5 жыл бұрын

You could make a full set of diamond armor and tools with that!

@justmeonthebeach 5 жыл бұрын

Very informative and entertaining, thanks!

@ProTasiable 5 жыл бұрын

9:00 $1 million dollars worth of diamonds in that whole tray. Each diamond can’t be that expensive then. Edit: Thanks for the comments and my own research. Yes they’re not expensive when raw but the price gets increased dramatically when skilled, slow, difficult work is put into cutting them into nice shapes. Then they’re further increased in price at the jewellery shops to sell to consumers.

@timsanpedro1219 5 жыл бұрын

uhm how much is not that expensive for you? each little diamond would be more than a couple thousand dollars i reckon

@roywapsy3367 5 жыл бұрын

@@timsanpedro1219 no, that means that there are only about a thousand in the tray. I'd guess that there's at least 50000 pieces so about $30 dollars a piece. plus, the value of the diamond pieces depend on their size, shape, colour and cut rather then their weight.

@ProTasiable 5 жыл бұрын

frostman1_ there’s waaaaaaay more than a couple thousand. He said the little rectangular tray at 2:25 had 1490 diamonds in them and that was tiny. So the huge tray must have atleast 100,000 in there possibly more. That makes each diamond only worth around $10 each. That’s just rough figures but the point is each diamond is not that expensive.

@evaluna122 5 жыл бұрын

Con I think it’s the fact that jewelry’s expand the price of diamonds drastically

@Iburn247 5 жыл бұрын

Only a couple hundred bucks a piece at that size

@terrydeacon2290 5 жыл бұрын

Found that quite fascinating. Never knew diamonds came out of the ground like an almost perfect octahedron!

@GoodLifeMedicine 4 жыл бұрын

This man is a brilliant educator.

@danieladownie6087 5 жыл бұрын

so fascinating! I love this channel!

@doctorlovera 5 жыл бұрын

4:14 Natalya is the biggest diamond in that building and not the only one 5:43

@jmcjmc2007 5 жыл бұрын

Personally I think bismuth looks far more beautiful and fascinating than diamond

@brandon9462 5 жыл бұрын

I agree. Bismuth looks very pretty as well.

@Cin9999 5 жыл бұрын

Lots of stuff does

@mistertheguy3073 5 жыл бұрын

Bismuth isn’t too strong though

@JayMark2049 5 жыл бұрын

Pyrite is also pretty cool when it forms big, nice crystals. Love it.

@enderwiggins8248 5 жыл бұрын

Very agree!

@opsimathics 5 жыл бұрын

Natalia looks like an angel

@DarkPhaaze 2 жыл бұрын

I always thought diamonds grew into cubic crystals. The octahedron is my favorite platonic solid though so I find this to be a pleasant surprise.

@Ballacha 5 жыл бұрын

im sure some got stuck in sir martyn's hair therefore lost forever

@rdizzy1 5 жыл бұрын

I'm sure a few got stuck in your floppy, discoloured buttflaps as well.

@maelgugi 5 жыл бұрын

I'd pay more for one single hair of his than one of those hard cold stones.

@jellyfishattack 5 жыл бұрын

@@maelgugi Believe it or not, The Prof really did donate some of his hair for an Ebay auction to benefit a colleague's friend with cancer (if I remember that correctly).

@adam.millerchip 5 жыл бұрын

Fun to see. Since this is a chemistry channel, a small explanation about why they are the shape they are would have been great.

@andrewg.carvill4596 Жыл бұрын

The explanation can be found in a thousand books. The professor's infectious love for the subject matter of his life's work can't.

@temiromiait6633 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing insight to diamond structure and nature

@jeniik 5 жыл бұрын

Sir, Professor Martyn... I love how you are enjoying it as a little kid. ;-)

@JohnyBuzzkillKidd 5 жыл бұрын

Notice the sleight of hand at 7:15 Nice one Professor ;)

@abdupatel1551 5 жыл бұрын

😂

@HelloKittysFriend418 5 жыл бұрын

What? :o

@llerej. 5 жыл бұрын

LOL

@itsfinnickbitch63 5 жыл бұрын

i dont see it

@TheDanex7 5 жыл бұрын

Teaching shapes and colours with diamonds. Priceless. XD

@ritarai3610 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Sir to give us knowledge about rough diamonds.I have also some rare stones.

@rafidhassanoney4007 2 жыл бұрын

Beautifully narrated!

@Kiromony 5 жыл бұрын

5:22 >has a pretty big chunk of diamond >it is also pretty bright in UV light >it is actually very impressive and beautiful >it is less valuable because it fluoresce strongly Me: WTF

@ragnkja 5 жыл бұрын

Simon Repolt This is an example of a gem where I (and presumably you, based on your comment) would be disappointed if someone bought one that was more expensive rather than one that was prettier and more interesting. (For another example: Synthetic emeralds are (on average) far prettier in colour than natural emeralds, but the natural ones are loads more expensive.)

@pXnTilde 5 жыл бұрын

@@ragnkja I've always felt that part of that is because people don't understand the difference between artificial and synthetic.

@Anankin12 5 жыл бұрын

Better for us then, they are less expensive and more fun!

@ke6gwf 5 жыл бұрын

That's because DeBeers has told the world that the ones that look a certain way are more desirable, and oh ya, they just happen to be a small percentage of the diamonds sold, thus driving the price up... Diamonds for jewelry is all a big marketing masterpiece lol

@tomkandy 5 жыл бұрын

Strongly florescent diamonds are less valuable because they look cloudy in sunlight (which contains UV). If you look carefully, you'll notice that on sunny days tonic water and some plastics fluoresce slightly and look cloudy, it's the same effect. The look you get under a blacklight like in this video you'd never normally see.

@fimbles1015 5 жыл бұрын

Diamonds are actually a very common thing, There value is kept high by restricting availability over time. Its all a big scam really.

@rdizzy1 5 жыл бұрын

They do this with other products as well, such as gaming consoles. For the first year, they only release a certain amount at a time, to keep the value from depreciating. Nintendo frequently does this. Another example is high end clothing companies, instead of putting items that don't sell on clearance, they would rather destroy them totally. The worlds biggest oil companies do this as well.

@safir2241 5 жыл бұрын

rdizzy1 Nintendo can’t make a Switch for a cent. They build it for cheaper, but no one sells you a Switch for $30,000.

@rdizzy1 5 жыл бұрын

That isn't the point of artificial scarcity. They produced millions of switches but only release a certain amount per month to keep the prices high over 1-2 years. They purposely stay behind demand. @@safir2241

@safir2241 5 жыл бұрын

rdizzy1 I mean that no one does it like the diamond industry

@rdizzy1 5 жыл бұрын

Nope, not really, but many companies do the exact same thing overall. @@safir2241

@alanbartley4260 3 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed listening to the professor talk. Very smart and loves his work. Guess he hasn't time to do something with his hair.

@silente9337 4 жыл бұрын

Loved this video need to watch more. Have you made a video about silver yet. I'm about to watch the gold video

@Tamaegoitz 5 жыл бұрын

Now pour some liquid oxygen and fire a match... the most expensible bonfire ever.

@electronicsNmore 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, great video! Those were some really nice and big diamonds, even though many had lots of inclusions.

@ooopsyantsoshadrytv-2911 5 жыл бұрын

I like these kinds of videos , learnt something new today🇦🇺

@wmqga2n45h3 Жыл бұрын

The camera man, Tim, is so lucky to be able to accompany Martin on these trips.

@lindaadams9760 5 жыл бұрын

LOL.........Big pan of expensive kitty litter !!! ;)

@PANATHAS190813 5 жыл бұрын

the only diamond that i saw was Natalie

@LeAlejx 4 жыл бұрын

Dude the other 2 girls at 05:45 are beautiful as well

@chloemcqueen910 4 жыл бұрын

Smooth

@mahdimd53 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@ThompterSHunson 4 жыл бұрын

@@LeAlejx It's Russia! What did you expect? Superiority in beautiful women.

@georgewashington2321 4 жыл бұрын

@@ThompterSHunson swedes

@audiotron1003 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting fact, alum (potassium aluminium sulphate) when harvested, fresh crystals can have both the same octahedral appearance and lustre. Both have the same crystal symmetry (cubic). I've grown them on and off for decades and love the fresh alum crystals.

@muxiyadiingumsemuxiyadiing8070 3 жыл бұрын

I love working on it, thank you

@CuriousMoth 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if an engagement ring loses its lustre when you work with thousands of diamonds everyday?

@ronaldderooij1774 5 жыл бұрын

There is always gold...

@RannonSi 5 жыл бұрын

I don't think so. Considering that you're able to see just how much works get into making them (and that's excluding the ring itself) and more importantly the sentimental value, which to be honest is the one thing that should matter.

@z-beeblebrox 5 жыл бұрын

I don't think diamonds make other diamonds dirtier...

@jorsct 5 жыл бұрын

In highschool I worked at a small jewelry shop. One of my tasks one year was to measure, organize, and label all the loose sapphires, rubies, emeralds, and diamonds (and there were hundreds altogether). It took months to complete that task, and I think by the end I liked looking at the stones even more than when I started. It wasn't the same kind of awe, but it was still completely fascinating. There's a reason precious stones are still highly valued (besides bogus marketing schemes like de Beers'), they really are beautiful!

@Anankin12 5 жыл бұрын

@@jorsct i would love to have access to that kind of stone. Must be very fun playing with light with them.

@JohnFRambo 5 жыл бұрын

The extent of his nervousness clearly tells his life was on the line touching those diamonds!

@auroraskywalker4475 2 жыл бұрын

Or he’s just old and have the shakes

@vitomir123ristic5 Жыл бұрын

thank you very much for teaching us how to get to know diamonds, thank you very much

@virginiegruson8457 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your videos. Love your ties !!!! they're amazing :-)

@xjasm0 5 жыл бұрын

How Russian nerds play Dungeons & Dragons.

@f.jideament 5 жыл бұрын

Best comment of this video so far.

@jozefkucera8402 5 жыл бұрын

But how they know numbers?

@f.jideament 5 жыл бұрын

@@jozefkucera8402 this kind of knowledge requires Might and Magic

@safir2241 5 жыл бұрын

There’s actually a gem that shines & sparkles more than Diamond. Moissonite.

@AxcelleratorT 5 жыл бұрын

As a mineral collector, it kills me to know almost all those large, well formed diamond crystals will be cut. Leave them natural! They're more pleasing than cut stones and a hell of a lot less cliche. Some solace if you like looking at things under the microscope: you can find small diamond crystals--natural and manufactured on ebay for reasonable prices and all the different crystal expressions are represented.

@askinredroads5132 2 жыл бұрын

I know! Hurts so bad.

@cozyhomeone 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video !