13. GemsNo. 13.01
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.
Handling
Tap it to turn it in the light and flash its fire.
Its tag
- Shelf
- 13. Gems
- Kind
- Built from a recipe
- Sound
- Yes
- Licenses
- CC0
On the wall it weighs 13.1 KB: 1,022 splats, fitted to pictures of the full Splash, which opens with 430,000.
Its controls
| Control | Kind | Range | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turn it in the light | Tap | ||
| Fire | Button | ||
| Tint | Color | #dbe9ff |
About it
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. 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.
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 |
