A brilliant showing of a glare
The space kind has some very tough flair
Fake ones manufactured and taken by fools
Because people that aren't "Adamas" wants to look cool
What is it?
Hint:
The word "Adamas" is Greek for "unbreakable".
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1$\begingroup$ Welcome to PSE, Xavier. I've edited out your meta question as it's not part of the puzzle. If you want help solving a specific puzzle, or type of puzzle, you can ask it separately here (if it's more about how things work on PSE than puzzles themselves, then meta is the better place). You're also welcome to pick people's brains in chat. $\endgroup$– AlconjaMay 14, 2018 at 2:25
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1$\begingroup$ [continued...] If you want more general help, your best bet is probably just reading through existing puzzles/answers, though there are also a few guide type questions/answers here as well that may help (eg. for ciphers and cryptic crossword clues). $\endgroup$– AlconjaMay 14, 2018 at 2:25
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are you
diamonds
A brilliant showing of a glare
they reflect the light really brightly
The space kind has some very tough flair
i haven't figured out if there's any connection yet, sadly. The internet didn't provide much help, either. oops
Fake ones manufactured and taken by fools
fake diamonds can only be distinguished if you know how to
Because people that aren't "Adamas" wants to look cool
I have a close attention to "Adamas" - unbreakable, diamonds are the hardest material. Also people usually wear diamonds to look cool and rich.
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3$\begingroup$ Black diamonds are found in meteorites and originated in supernovae, they are extremely though (even for diamonds) $\endgroup$ May 14, 2018 at 7:40
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$\begingroup$ @SilverCookies That's just a theory, from what I know there is nothing proven. There are also researches that they come from radioactivity. $\endgroup$– DoomenikMay 14, 2018 at 11:39
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$\begingroup$ Given that there is virtually no way to distinguish an artificial (reasonaby priced) diamond from a genuine one (with artificially inflated price), the clue of "taken by fools" seems completely backwards for this answer. $\endgroup$– BassMay 14, 2018 at 17:31
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$\begingroup$ You can tell diamonds that are real from diamonds that are fake. It just takes knowledge of the properties of diamond. Especially since diamonds that are real and natural have been described as more valued by jewelers, meaning that people have told them apart before. $\endgroup$ May 14, 2018 at 20:01
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$\begingroup$ Answerers putting their solutions in spoiler tags is of little benefit if people then give the answer away in the comments. Try being more indirect in alluding to the answer instead of saying or referencing it directly, or using ROT-13 encoding or similar if you must, to preserve the mystery for future would-be solvers. :) $\endgroup$– Rubio ♦May 29, 2018 at 16:21