[Luis Dias]

A planet made of Diamonds!

Diamonds everywhere!

New research led by Yale University scientists suggests that a rocky planet twice Earth's size orbiting a nearby star is a diamond planet.

“This is our first glimpse of a rocky world with a fundamentally different chemistry from Earth,” said lead researcher Nikku Madhusudhan, a Yale postdoctoral researcher in physics and astronomy. “The surface of this planet is likely covered in graphite and diamond rather than water and granite.”

(...)

The planet was first observed transiting its star last year, allowing astronomers to measure its radius for the first time. This new information, combined with the most recent estimate of its mass, allowed Madhusudhan and colleagues to infer its chemical composition using models of its interior and by computing all possible combinations of elements and compounds that would yield those specific characteristics.

Wow.

Pack your ****, folks. We're gonna be doin some minin.

[Qent]

http://www.rdmag.com/news/2012/10/nearby-super-earth-likely-diamond-planet linkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[z64555]

Diamonds make good drill bits. 

[headdie]

what do you use to mine diamond if there is little other material around it?

[z64555]

what do you use to mine diamond if there is little other material around it?

Explosives. duh. 

[Rodo]

what do you use to mine diamond if there is little other material around it?

TNT

ninja'd

[FireSpawn]

what do you use to mine diamond if there is little other material around it?

INB4CHUCKNORRISBEARDJOKE

[headdie]

what do you use to mine diamond if there is little other material around it?

Explosives. duh. 

you still need to get the explosive inside the diamond mass to be effective and with a planet that orbits it star in 18 hours that is going to be one hell of a ride.  On the other hand it's mineral composition looks to be very useful if they can be extracted economically

[IronBeer]

It is also blazingly hot, with a temperature of about 3,900 F, researchers said...

*Ahem*

[StarSlayer]

what do you use to mine diamond if there is little other material around it?

Bond Villians

[Mikes]

what do you use to mine diamond if there is little other material around it?

Bond Villians

Bond Villain Answer: Simply steal the whole planet.

Think big

[IronBeer]

Bond Villain Answer: Simply steal the whole planet.

Think big

That *could* solve the surface temperature problem...

[Rodo]

Steal? nah, stealing is overrated. A real villain would just nuke the star I guess.

[FireSpawn]

No, a real villain would send his worthless and disposable henchmen to clear the surface of rock, and shape the diamond into a focusing lens. They would then somehow install some sort of aiming system. Then they would use it to focus and direct the suns rays into some sort of hyperlaser.

[headdie]

No, a real villain would send his worthless and disposable henchmen to clear the surface of rock, and shape the diamond into a focusing lens. They would then somehow install some sort of aiming system. Then they would use it to focus and direct the suns rays into some sort of hyperlaser.

and then laugh as bond disables it by shooting it with an anti tank rocket that was handily leaning in the corner of the room.

[watsisname]

Send minecraftguy Steve to mine ALL the things!  He's been to hell and defeated a dragon, and laughs in the face of 3900°F, crystalisks and badass creepers.

[yuezhi]

what do you use to mine diamond if there is little other material around it?

deathstar laser

[deathfun]

Send minecraftguy Steve to mine ALL the things!  He's been to hell and defeated a dragon, and laughs in the face of 3900°F, crystalisks and badass creepers.

Borderlands 2 references for the win

[redsniper]

Joking aside, you guys do understand it wouldn't be that hard to bust up solid diamond right? It's incredibly hard but also incredibly brittle. You could just hit it really hard with a bomb or a rock or something and scoop up the pulverized diamonds.

[Dragon]

Exactly. You'd end up with a lot of neat pieces of diamond. It's not like they're indestructible, or it wouldn't be possible to cut diamonds into jewels.