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Any Suggestions For a Meaningful Geeky Wedding Band?
mbutala writes "I am getting close to popping the question, and I've been racking my brain for an idea for a cool and unique wedding band. I've been thinking of contacting a company that can (possibly) fabricate a ring from pure Iridium (Ir) or a nearly pure alloy. It is the most corrosion-resistant metal known — it cannot be dissolved in aqua regia like gold or platinum. Iridium is extremely rare on Earth, and the high concentration of it at the K-T boundary in the Earth's crust is what suggests a meteor took out the dinosaurs. I am positive that the symbolism of the permanence of Iridium, the reminder that we are star-stuff, and the fact that the ring would be one-of-a-kind would really strike a chord with my girlfriend. It's a really geeky idea, so I thought I would run it past you all — what do you think? Any other ideas?"
However, for an engagement ring (and other rare circumstances) spending a lot of money demonstrates selfless sacrifice.
"Selfless sacrifice"? Seriously? From one married guy to another you are downing the cool-aid a bit too deeply. It would be only selfless if you got nothing out of the deal. Presumably you are married to someone you actually like so there are, ahem... benefits for you too. Furthermore I've yet to meet a guy who was *really* sacrificing to buy a ring for his gal. Yeah they're expensive but cutting back on the number of video games you buy doesn't count as a sacrifice.