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Thriller Diamonds?
Posted by cissy | Posted in Weird Diamond News | Posted on 01-08-2009
LifeGem, a Chicago based human hair remains recycler, has somehow obtained the honor of converting some of “The Gloved One’s” remains into diamonds! Yep, that’s right. You may recall that during Michael Jackson’s filming of a Pepsi commercial in 1984, his hair caught fire. Well, someone had the foresight to gather the singer’s singed locks and put them into safekeeping for ‘whatever‘. In a strange twist of fate, ‘whatever’ has appeared in the form of a visionary who foresaw a touching (and let’s not forget profitable) opportunity.
The visionary’s name? John Reznikoff. This is the same man who was able to obtain some of Beethoven’s hair. Beethoven’s ‘hair diamonds’ were sold for $200,000 on eBay. (One has no choice but to wonder how he makes these connections). LifeGem’s top representative, and CEO, Mr. Greg Herro, has confirmed that the now deceased Jackson’s burnt hair has the potential for producing approximately ten diamonds, each less than a carat in weight.
In a secret patented process, using intense heat, the hair will be reduced to carbon and then transformed into diamonds. This process is estimated to take somewhere between six and nine months. Seems the distribution of at least a few of the finished product has already been decided. The names of Jackson’s children, as well as parents have come up as being among the potential ‘lucky’ recipients.
Hmm…great minds think alike. Become the next visionary: Next time you go for a haircut, it might not be such a bad idea to ask the stylist to place your hair clippings in a ‘to go’ bag. One never knows…they may turn out to be diamonds in the rough.
