I've had SUCH a hard time dealing with these two planets, Uranus and especially Neptune. Now I'm wondering if this news about diamond floating all over them makes any difference to how to think about them.

http://news.discovery.com/space/diamond-oceans-jupiter-uranus.html

 One thing that's interesting here is that diamond actually floats - they don't sink on these planets - it behaves like solid water, which doesn't sink, either.  And it makes them quirkier - the diamond throws their magnetic poles off. At least, that's one of the theories - not yet proven, of course. 

 
Edit: I should have said the solid diamond floats to the top in the liquid diamond... Er, I don't know what that means, there seems to be some controversy about it in the comments to the article.
 

That is frickin' WILD.  I wonder if you could swim in it (assuming, of course, you could survive in the conditions)?

I know it's crass.  I know it's childish.  I know we're supposed to be past this sort of humour but DAMN if this comment didn't make me lol like crazy:

"Give her the gift that says, 'I Love You' like no other gift can.  Give her a diamond from Uranus." 

oh hell, I'm still laughing. 

*snort*  That comment is absolutely brilliant!
Man, I miss so much by not reading the comments... 

LOL @ satori, I'll laugh at that one all day...