Plate 358
Diamond
A diamond is pure carbon, squeezed into a crystal deep underground by great heat and pressure, and carried up to the surface by volcanic eruptions long ago.
- Family
- Gems
- Origin
- Raised from a recipe
- Habit
- Nocturnal: kept on a dark stage
- Voice
- Yes, with the sound on
- Licenses
- CC0
How to play
Tap it to turn it in the light and flash its fire.
Notes
It is the hardest natural material. This one has a brilliant cut, with dozens of small flat faces, called facets, to catch the light.
Tap it and it turns one way and the other, the way you would tilt a ring: facet after facet flashes with rainbow sparks. Jewelers call these colors fire. They come from the stone splitting white light into its colors, as a prism does.
Its controls
| Control | Kind | Range | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turn it in the light | Tap | ||
| Fire | Button | ||
| Tint | Color | #dbe9ff |
Details
- Splats
- Opens at 200,000 at Mid Detail, 60,000 at Low, and up to 620,000 at Max
Sources and credits
| Work | By | License |
|---|---|---|
| Glass Tap.wav (diamond-tap.mp3) | Unicornaphobist | CC0 1.0 |