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i read something about a guy shattering his tungsten wedding band on his wedding night, after deciding that slapping his hands on concrete was how you're suppos
by toiletaccount 5y ago
i read something about a guy shattering his tungsten wedding band on his wedding night, after deciding that slapping his hands on concrete was how you're supposed to dance.
professional advice: don't use an exotic metal for your wedding band. some fire departments can't cut it if your ring finger swells up.
- downrightmike 5y agoEasy enough to cut the finger off and reattach later. Seriously that's what they do.
- Brendinooo 5y agoTungsten (carbide) ring wearer here: I've looked into this and supposedly they're easy enough to crack. Lucky for me, I bought mine for ~$30 on eBay and it's always been a bit too big for me. If my finger only swells a bit, it could probably still come off.
- dreamcompiler 5y agoOr you could just not wear rings at all. I'm an EMT and the only trauma injury that gives me the creeps is degloving. Happens e.g. when somebody falls off a ladder and their ring gets caught on a nail on the way down. Don't google it.
- ilikepi 5y agoOr wear a silicone one. They are cheap to replace and (in theory) will break if they catch on something. I have a couple from SafeRingz[1] (not affiliated), but there are plenty of cheaper ones on Amazon. [1]: https://www.saferingz.com/ https://www.saferingz.com/
- cto_of_antifa 5y agoPlus, no need to follow societal conventions when there's no real upside and plenty of downside. I'm sure your partner will still care about you no matter what kind of jewelry you wear.
- tmm 5y ago> the only trauma injury that gives me the creeps is degloving I worked with a guy who was missing most of his ring finger. I asked him about it one day at lunch. I regretted it.
- lobocinza 5y agoSpecially maxillofacial degloving. But modern surgery is amazing.
- hutzlibu 5y agoThats the reason I never wore any rings or necklace, or co. You never know, when you suddenly need to move fast.
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- Cthulhu_ 5y agoThere was a scene in The Fountain where the guy ends up tattooing himself a wedding band after losing his wedding ring.
- kwhitefoot 5y agoMany years ago I was told about a British Post Office training film from the days when they were responsible for the telephone system. A technician climbed a telegraph pole without proper equipment and wearing a ring. He and slipped and tore off the finger wearing the ring. The way it was described to me was horrific, the tendons were pulled out of his hand as well. I've never seen it so I don't know for sure if it really was like that but the description alone was sufficient for me and I always remove my rings when doing anything like that.
- scandox 5y agoYeah I have this about scarves ever since I read about how Isadora Duncan died.
- DavidAdams 5y agoI have a very cool ring made of tungsten carbide and carbon fiber. But I stopped wearing it precisely because of hearing stories like this.
- sterlind 5y agoApparently you can shatter tungsten rings with a strong pair of locking pliers. See this amazing medical journal article in which "the Internet was consulted which led to a YouTube video": https://www.hindawi.com/journals/criem/2016/8164524/ https://www.hindawi.com/journals/criem/2016/8164524/
- SilverRed 5y agoI have heard claims that they are actually safer since if you take a hit, a metal ring could squeeze your finger while a WC ring will shatter instead.