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if it takes a diamond to cut another diamond,how was the first diamond ever cut?

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pravin r asked:


i mean,u need another diamond to cut another,so how did they cut the first one? Laser?

CERISE

Comments

5 Responses to “if it takes a diamond to cut another diamond,how was the first diamond ever cut?”

  1. ditdit on January 10th, 2009 4:07 pm

    SUZY

    it’s not like you have to wait for another to grow- i guess they found another diamond!

  2. Christiaan on January 13th, 2009 8:24 pm

    HUDSON

    Probably with some other material that is hard enough. Laser seems impossible, because they have been working with diamants long before there even was something like laser.

  3. Ralfcoder on January 14th, 2009 4:15 pm

    MIRAGE

    Google is your friend. (Or Yahoo will work, too).

    Try searching for “How to cut a diamond”. I found several articles that tell how this is done.

  4. James P on January 15th, 2009 5:56 am

    GALAHAD

    It doesn’t take a diamond to cut a diamond so this isn’t a “chicken or egg” dilemma. Go Google “cutting diamonds” and find out first-hand.

  5. Kes on January 18th, 2009 7:18 am

    SELMA

    Diamonds are not ‘cut’ like with a (diamond?) knife. Diamond is a hard brittle crystal that has preferred cleavage planes. The diamond is struck with a hard tool and separates into two pieces forming flat planes or facets. It takes an expert to bring out the correct facets to reflect light within and without. A wrong blow, and the diamond will turn to diamond dust.

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