Indestructible Wedding Bands
/Lots of people have been asking me about my wedding band, which isn't your typical gold or platinum band that most guys get. In poking around the Straight Dope Message Boards, I found this thread about Tungsten rings. It links to this video, which totally sold me. In the video, you see a tungsten ring get attacked by a metal file, but it doesn't even leave a scratch. I've worn class rings and such over the years. Once, I played a game of intramural softball in college and wore my ring under my mitt. Catching a hard line drive, I managed to dent my gold class ring a bit. I also have another ring that requires nearly constant polishing to look presentable. When I saw the tungsten rings, I figured they were definitely for me. I can do yard work or work on a motor in my garage without having to take it off. (That's how rings get lost - you take them off and forget where you put them.) I don't have to worry about it getting scratched or dented. It's made out of tungsten carbide, which is one of the materials toolmakers make high-quality drill bits with, and it's pretty much indestructible.
Yep, that's the ring for me.