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'Diamond rain' on Saturn and Jupiter

Posted October 14, 2013 2:15 PM

From BBC News - Science & Environment:

Diamonds as big as jewels fall as "rain" on Saturn and Jupiter, seeded by giant lightning storms, according to new calculations by US scientists.

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10/14/2013 7:42 PM

DeBeers plans space flight......News at 9....

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10/15/2013 2:49 AM

cool cottage, where is it at or is this just a random stock photo lurking on your hard drive?

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10/15/2013 7:01 AM

This particular one is in Royse, Texas...

http://www.strangebuildings.thegrumpyoldlimey.com/2011/07/ufo-house-royce-city-tx-usa.html

This one is in N Carolina....

These were designed by a Finnish architect back in the 60's...they are scattered around the world....used as playhouses originally I think...

http://futuro-house.net/index.html

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10/15/2013 10:18 AM

I thought blocking the space flight would be more their style. We keep the price of diamonds ridiculously high, that's their motto.

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Re: 'Diamond rain' on Saturn and Jupiter

10/14/2013 10:49 PM

Maybe they are just trying to get some funding for another NASA probe!

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10/14/2013 10:51 PM

Naah - they have the funding - they just have to go and fetch it from Saturn.

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