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If your finger swells up inside a tungsten ring, EMT’s cannot cut through it with their normal tools. They have to use a high speed grinding tool. You or your loved one will not enjoy this procedure.

Don’t get tungsten rings.

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uid0gid0@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Did a jeweler tell you that so they could sell you something expensive? Tungsten runs are hard but brittle. They can be broken with a pair of vise grips, just like stone rings.

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- Olhonestjim@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Nah, I’ve never bought pricey jewelry. Just a thing I have seen several times online. That’s how you know it’s true.
  
  Anyway, if that’s the case, good to know, thanks.
  
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Rekorse@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
They make them with break points now.

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mortemtyrannis@lemmy.ml ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
A dremel won’t work on tungsten rings?

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- Olhonestjim@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Sure, but a swollen finger is gonna feel it too. But apparently they’re designed to break safely now.
  
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obsoleteacct@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
I wear a tungsten band. Always have to take it off before the gym or manual labor. I was told “in an emergency they can’t cut the ring so they may have to cut the finger”. It’s cool though, I barely use that one and I have like 9 others.

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