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Because aluminum, at the time
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Nothing Lasts Forever

Because aluminum, at the time that the Washington Monument                  was built,...

Because aluminum, at the time that the Washington Monument   
               was built, was some of the most       
     expensive material out there

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Because aluminum, at the time
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that the Washington Monument                   was built,
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was some of the most             expensive material out there.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:54
Uploaded
May 04, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Kilo Films,Showtime Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

Illusions and reality merge, where authenticity and imagination overlap, and questions arise about the value we place on the goods around us.
And then,                   like a couple years later, - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:07
And then,                   like a couple years later,...
So, what was once, you know,          really coveted and valuable - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:09
So, what was once, you know,          really coveted and val...
[woman]   John Janik,                    he is a Carnegie fellow - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:06
[woman]   John Janik,                    he is a Carnegie fe...
Okay, so here you have these,           um, synthetic diamonds. - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:04
Okay, so here you have these,           um, synthetic diamon...
You took them                  to the Diamond District-- - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:06
You took them                  to the Diamond District--...
And they appraised them                   for basically - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:05
And they appraised them                   for basically...
My PhD was in making crystals           of different materials. - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:05
My PhD was in making crystals           of different materia...
I made exotic uranium compounds. - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:04
I made exotic uranium compounds.
I made these materials,                   and then I went - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:04
I made these materials,                   and then I went...
A crystal is just           a repeating structure of atoms. - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:06
A crystal is just           a repeating structure of atoms....
So, if you have a carbon             and a carbon and a carbon - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:07
So, if you have a carbon             and a carbon and a carb...
We can actually make diamonds            that are more perfect - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:05
We can actually make diamonds            that are more perfe...
So, if you can't tell           the difference, John, then this - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:07
So, if you can't tell           the difference, John, t...
[car horns honking] - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:13
[car horns honking]
You're kicking them                  in their emotional, - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:07
You're kicking them                  in their emotional...
Why rip me off                  with what I gave my wife? - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:04
Why rip me off                  with what I gave my wife?...
There's a story of a guy who was       selling treated diamonds-- - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:09
There's a story of a guy who was       selling treated ...
Suspenseful music - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:15
Suspenseful music
The women, they felt               so cheated and so angry, - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:09
The women, they felt               so cheated and so angry,...
Right?                     But in ten years from now, - Nothing Lasts Forever 00:09
Right?                     But in ten years from now,...