Become a Diamond after you die in 4 easy steps.

Did you know that you can become a diamond after you die! You could then choose to become a diamond ring, a diamond pendant, diamond earings, a diamond bracelet.

Its up to you. You can become a diamond. 

The American based company, Life Gem have a patented technology that transforms the carbon from your cremated body, so you can become a diamond when you die. They create a certified high-quality diamond that is molecularly identical to natural diamonds. The process of creating diamonds from body carbon was first developed by General Electric in the mid 1950's.

Life Gem also have representatives in other countries.

The first step in creating a diamond is to capture carbon from your bodily remains after cremation. They can now also do this from a lock of hair if you want to be buried, they say they need about the same amount as an average man's haircut.

It is then treated in a special high-nitrogen, low oxygen environment.

I have a bit of a problem with this information, if they can do this from a lock of hair, why can't I just send off my hair while I'm alive every time I go to the hairdresser? - there must be a cost factor that restricts this to being impractical!

The second step in diamond creation is purification. During this stage, the carbon is heated and any left-over ash is extracted. During heating, the carbon turns to graphite that contains unique identification features. The carbon is then placed in a crucible which has all the owner's details engraved on the outside to ensure there are not mix-ups or identification problems.

These crucibles are very special because they must be able to withstand the heating process during which temperatures reach 3000 degrees centigrade - now that's hot!

The third step in diamond creation is to place the graphite into a diamond press which replicates the heat and pressure forces that are present deep within the earth. The longer the graphite remains in the diamond press, the larger will be the rough diamond crystal.

The growth chamber causes the purified carbon to break down into individualised atoms and crystallize into a rough diamond. While it is in the growth chamber, it cannot be monitored physically, but it can be monitored by computers.

Finally, the rough diamond is removed from the growth chamber is is ready to be cut. During the cutting process, it is certified and given a certificate of authenticity. As mentioned earlier, this diamond is molecularly identical to natural diamonds, and is an authentic diamond.

For me, becoming a diamond is exactly what I want. I cannot even contemplate burial and becoming a rotting corpse that lies in the ground for ever and ever. Alternatively, cremation leaves me as a pile of ash which is ultimately nothing for ever and ever.

I think that by creating a diamond, I will leave behind an heirloom that can be passed down through my family for generations to come.

To this end, I will also leave some money for my daughter to have the diamond, and have it set into a ring of her choosing that she will then pass to my grand daughter, and whomever comes after her. I will live long in their memories.

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