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Found this article on MSN and I'm trying to figure the value. How many carats are there in a diamond 37,300 miles across?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44276582/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/saturn-has-rings-planet-has-diamonds/?gt1=43001 (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44276582/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/saturn-has-rings-planet-has-diamonds/?gt1=43001)

More than you can afford! :127- :30- :72- :72-  According to these guys, a trillion, trillion dollars. (Which is one septillion dollars)
That's – a lot of zeros!! :96- $1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.
<EDIT> Oh, wait. These guys are BRITISH, and as we all know the Brits can't do anything the way the rest of the world does. :279- The British trillion isn't the same as a trillion everywhere else (with the possible exception of Australia.)
So instead of 1x10²⁴ it's 1x10³⁶ or $1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. :25- :97- :97-

http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/2011/08/26/40000-mile-wide-diamond-in-space/ (http://prospect.rsc.org/blogs/cw/2011/08/26/40000-mile-wide-diamond-in-space/)

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But seriously, that MSN article is a bit fast and loose (not lose) with its descriptions.

These articles cover the story with a bit less sensationalism and more data.
http://www.astronomy.com/en/News-Observing/News/2011/08/A%20planet%20made%20of%20diamond.aspx (http://www.astronomy.com/en/News-Observing/News/2011/08/A%20planet%20made%20of%20diamond.aspx)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110825141632.htm (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110825141632.htm)

The second has a link to the original publication, but one has to subscribe or pay a flat $15 in order to view and download it.

So it's an amount close to what the national debt will be in 15 years when I reire? :279-

Well, I had a response all typed out, but if I posted it we'd have to move this thread to the rants and raves board. :30-

SF :31-

Lol! No problem, if I'd of considered where the conversation could end up with this I'd of posted it there in the first place

This is vegetable discrimination in action! All this talk of carrots, but no talk of celery! :200- :200- :200-

CH :95- (I was considering not signing this post, but you would know who made it regardless!) :72-

Well, if any of us had any extra celery in our wallets we'd be able to buy carats instead of talking about them  :97- Or is it lettuce I'm thinking of? :103-

Cowboy,

I think you are confused about what food group, were you referring to BREAD or DOUGH??? :163- :200-

After re-reading it, I think maybe you were referring to if your had a big enough SALARY!!!! :208-

CH :95-

Lol! Nope, I think I was refering to cabbage. :89-

I think you're right. What cowboygames really needs is higher celery. Those stalks get awfully short after the government sickle comes through. :279- :30-
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