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February 14th, 2004, 12:29 AM
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10 billion trillion trillion-carat diamond
http://sacbee.com/state_wire/story/8...-9190734c.html
LOS ANGELES (AP) - If anyone's ever promised you the sun, the moon and the stars, tell 'em you'll settle for BPM 37093.
The heart of that burned-out star with the no-nonsense name is a sparkling diamond that weighs a staggering 10 billion trillion trillion carats. That's one followed by 34 zeros.
The hunk of celestial bling is an estimated 2,500 miles across, said Travis Metcalfe, of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
"You would need a jeweler's loupe the size of the sun to grade this diamond," said Metcalfe, who led the team that discovered the gem.
The diamond is a massive chunk of crystallized carbon that lies about 300 trillion miles from Earth, in the constellation Centaurus.
The galaxy's largest diamond is formally known as a white dwarf, or the hot core of a dead sun.
Astronomers have suspected for decades that white dwarfs crystallized, but only recently were able to verify the hypothesis.
A paper detailing the discovery has been submitted to The Astrophysical Journal Letters for publication.
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On the Net: http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/
Bukhari:V3B48N826 “The Prophet said, ‘Isn’t the witness of a woman equal to half of that of a man?’ The women said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘This is because of the deficiency of a woman’s mind.’”
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February 14th, 2004, 01:00 AM
#2
I knew I should have bought my wife a star for Valentine's...
Maybe one day they'll discover that the moon is made of cheese 
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February 14th, 2004, 01:46 AM
#3
where whould you get a setting for it....even in texas
Bukhari:V3B48N826 “The Prophet said, ‘Isn’t the witness of a woman equal to half of that of a man?’ The women said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘This is because of the deficiency of a woman’s mind.’”
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February 14th, 2004, 02:47 AM
#4
I'll go and get this huge diamond for MsMittens
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February 14th, 2004, 10:37 PM
#5
Originally posted here by MemorY
I'll go and get this huge diamond for MsMittens
Oh! I'm soooo looking forwar to MsMittens answer on that one!
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