titanium rings *WARNING*

Ugh, my H2B has gone for a titanium ring. Thanks for the heads up.

Oh god your poor friend! Hope his hand has returned to normal now?!

I worry for OH wearing his ring when he gets it as he often gets hurt at work catching himself on things in the wear house even though he's meant to be office based! I worry his ring may get cought on one of the endless belts as it's happened before! He made sure his ring was easy enough to get off in case of an emergency and luckily it's not too thick to cut off!

Not log ago I was at MILS flat, it's one of them house splits and she has the upstairs flat, I went to the bathroom right next to the open stair case, as I shut the door my ER got cought on the door handle as it had a little bit of decoration that sticks up rigt on the end, I starte walking to the living room passed the stairs as I was shutting the door and as my had got yanked back I slipped on a rug and almost fell down the stairs... I was only there to get ready for a funeral... Felt like it could of been my own!

Also remind them to take any rings (of any metal) off during sports, a girl at works partner wa 'de-gloved' as a result of a ring vs football incident

Yikes, I just looked up "degloved"... no thanks!! Thankfully I'm paranoid and already take my ring off whenever there's a hint it might get damanged or lost, so should also protect me.

I'd also add to the advice above that it's worth considering a ring a half size above what you "normally" wear - it's a little bit of extra breathing room for hot days, and the half size shouldn't be too much that it slips off your finger on a normal day!

And here's the magic dental floss trick for a stuck ring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSq_7e6DJMg

First aid 101: always remove jewellery asap!

my fella has gone for titanium for exactly that reason, its tough! He'd destroy a gold one:-)

Normal grade titanium should present absolutely zero problem to regular jewellery-cutting instruments, or even most home tools. The only deviation to the normal procedure is to make two cuts on opposite sides, because titanium doesn't bend like gold/etc so can't be prised open from a single cut.

Aerospace titanium is tougher and should maybe be avoided. But regular titanium is fine, perhaps the hospital didn't carry good enough basic tools?

I have a tungsten carbide ring. Apparently, removal would require a good crack in a vice (or a sharp tap with a hammer).

Also, you'd be glad of the harder metals if you receive a blunt blow to your hand. Gold/silver/platinum will deform and dig in.

I just looked up de-gloved .. Yuk!!