The Science of Diamonds

A diamond is nothing more than highly compressed carbon, the stuff that makes up you and me. They are crystallized a hundred miles below the earth's surface under tremendous pressures and temperatures. 75 % of a brides in the us wear a diamond ring,. That's a stat that i didn't just make up. It comes from a guy named kenneth gasman, who is president of the jewelry industry research institute. And we're going to find out what that thing is.