[TML] Personal Armor Noise was Re: Current USAF fleet

[Anthony Jackson]

shadow at shadowgard.com wrote:
> 
> Synthetic diamonds xist. They are relatively cheap. Gem quality ones 
> are more expensive but not that expensive. But because it *is* 
> possible to tell he difference between synthetic and natural stones 

Note that it is _not_ possible to tell the difference with the naked eye 
(assuming it was an unflawed diamond; you're probably not going to get a 
flawed synthetic diamond). Thus, as a decoration, rather than a 
statement of wealth, synthetics are as good as natural diamonds.