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Suggestions for Functional Jewelry?

Posted by Cliff on from the more-than-just-pretty-facets dept.

szyzyg asks: "I'm getting married and my girlfriend and I have been looking around at rings and not really getting anywhere. I have all sorts of high concepts about what this should represent and I keep coming back to the thought 'nothing which is useless can be truly beautiful'. So I've been fighting with the idea of how to make a ring which has some use beyond simple symbolism... concepts like using magnetic minerals to turn it into a compass, or engraving some sort of measuring mechanism into it. So here's the challenge I'm putting to the Slashdot bright idea machine: How do I make a simple piece of jewelry useful? Someone out there must have better ideas."

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  1. Put a Q twist on it. by HaloZero · · Score: 3, Funny

    Add a little James-Bond-Esque laser to it. Just make sure she takes it off with the rest of her stuff before you tie her up. ;-)

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  2. No Date! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    What ever you get, do *not* engrave a date inside - too often it turns out to be a "best before" date.

  3. Secret compartment? by skaffen42 · · Score: 3, Funny

    How about a secret compartment in which you can keep a cyanide pill?

    This is cool in a James Bond kind of way AND you will have a quick way out of the marriage if the mother in law gets too much.

    :)

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    1. Re:Secret compartment? by pcmills · · Score: 4, Funny

      Do you eat it or give it to your mother in law?

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  4. You should get her a heat-sensitive gold band by Mordant · · Score: 5, Funny

    that when put into the hearth, shows funny-looking script characters on the inside, resizes itself to fit the wearer's finger, and answers to the name of "Precious."

  5. Re:Wedding Rings are usefull by zulux · · Score: 3, Funny

    It informs people as to who is 'off the market'.

    This is certainly true - but in another way a ring can say:

    "Hey - We can have a bit of fun, and I don't want commitment: I already have somone to do housework/heavy lifting and already have 2.5 children"

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  6. Scribe tool by qengho · · Score: 4, Funny

    A diamond ring has the inherent functionality of being able to score glass. With a little practice, she can become adept at permanent warchalking on the windows of businesses with poor wi-fi security.

  7. I hope you got a real geeky one by anthony_dipierro · · Score: 3, Funny

    I have all sorts of high concepts about what this should represent and I keep coming back to the thought 'nothing which is useless can be truly beautiful'.

    Just don't tell you fiance this when you have her in bed. She might start asking what her "use" is.