Turning cremation ashes in to diamonds
Posted by staff / January 19, 2014 cremation ashesdiamonddiamonds Diamondshuman ashesSwiss company
Diamonds are supposed to be a girl’s best friend. Now, they might also be her mother, father or grandmother.
So begins the NPR story about a Swiss company that takes human ashes, exposes them to high heat and high pressure, and converts them to diamonds.
Each year, the remains of between 800 and 900 people enter the facility. About three months later, they exit as diamonds, to be kept in a box or turned into jewelry.
Most of the stones come out blue, Willy says, because the human body contains trace amounts of boron, an element that may be involved in bone formation. Occasionally, though, a diamond pops out white, yellow or close to black – Willy’s not sure why. Regardless, he says, “every diamond from each person is slightly different. It’s always a unique diamond.”
Full story: NPR.
Photo credit: Jezper – Fotolia.com
[…] Diamonds are supposed to be a girl's best friend. Now, they might also be her mother, father or grandmother. So begins the NPR story about a Swiss company that takes human ashes, exposes them to hi… […]
[…] Diamonds are supposed to be a girl's best friend. Now, they might also be her mother, father or grandmother. So begins the NPR story about a Swiss company that takes human ashes, exposes them to hi… […]
You should be informed that this is a scam. The cremation process burns all of the carbon, and these companies are making false claims about the diamonds they provide to consumers. They do not own any diamond presses and they cannot prove that the ashes are actually used in making the diamonds they provide. This is a huge scam being carried out.
What these companies are doing is selling you a diamond that’s been mined and just taking your ashes. Please, quit falling for this fallacy!!! I have a store full of dead people turned diamonds into my store……….yup a jewellery store. Give me your ashes and I’ll give you a diamond!!!