# Chocolate Diamonds **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 12, 2011, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-diamonds/571108 "2011-02-12T05:57:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TravisFromOR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-diamonds/571108/1 "2011-02-12T05:57:47Z")
What are they? I’m assuming they’re just non-jewelry grade diamonds put into settings instead of being used for industrial purposes like cutting wheels and drill bits. If that’s the case, why would anyone buy such a thing? ---
**Author:** ![NCDane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecccb3/32.png) [@NCDane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NCDane)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-diamonds/571108/2 "2011-02-12T08:11:27Z")
> [@TravisFromOR](#): > > What are they? > > I’m assuming they’re just non-jewelry grade diamonds put into settings instead of being used for industrial purposes like cutting wheels and drill bits. If that’s the case, why would anyone buy such a thing? Most diamonds do not possess jewelry-grade tranparency or color. They are most likely to be brown or even black. That’s why the jewelry is so expensive! ---
**Author:** ![TravisFromOR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-diamonds/571108/3 "2011-02-12T08:23:27Z")
> [@NCDane](#): > > Most diamonds do not possess jewelry-grade tranparency or color. > > They are most likely to be brown or even black. That’s why the jewelry > is so expensive! That’s kind of my point. Why would someone buy a cloudy blackish-brown diamond? ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-diamonds/571108/4 "2011-02-12T11:04:39Z")
> [@TravisFromOR](#): > > That’s kind of my point. > > Why would someone buy a cloudy blackish-brown diamond? Why would someone want a clear sparkly rock? because they bought into the advertising that expensive gifts prove that someone loves them. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-diamonds/571108/5 "2011-02-12T12:17:18Z")
> [@TravisFromOR](#): > > That’s kind of my point. > > Why would someone buy a cloudy blackish-brown diamond? Many people are stupid, & are thus easy prey to advertisements. ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-diamonds/571108/6 "2011-02-12T12:45:42Z")
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. There’s nothing remarkable about thinking chocolate diamonds are pretty. ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chocolate-diamonds/571108/7 "2011-02-12T12:55:06Z")
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