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Watch: A Hydraulic Press Smashes a $4,000 to Pieces

Watch: A Hydraulic Press Smashes a $4,000 to Pieces

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Rough diamonds (image: IDI)

Diamonds may be forever, but even diamonds have a hard time when faced with a really determined hydraulic press.

Lauri Vuohensilta, a Finnish factory owner who, according to Huffington Post, has a cool YouTube channel dubbed the “Hydraulic Press Channel”, tested his hydraulic press on a 1.2 carat jewel.

As you can see in this video, which has already garnered more than 5 million views, the $4,000 gem had no chance against the machine.

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