• WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Use to work opposite a De Beers building that had a helipad on the roof. Choppers were always flying in and out.

    Thought it was the CEO coming and going by heli, but turns out they were for diamond shipments. Safer to transport them by air than on the road.

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      9 hours ago

      funnily in india where most of the diamonds are grinded they are just selling them on the street like it’s some spice