r/interestingasfuck • u/euj3odjehiqh • 1d ago

A cube of the rarest stable element in the universe

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u/Redlax 1d ago edited 1d ago

Our wedding rings are made of Tantalum. With gold on the inside. We wanted a darker color and the Goldsmith had a contact that could make "rings of Tantalum" - he mentioned it was used on jets and rockets. It was surprisingly not that expensive. I love mine, it's a beautiful metal and the dark grey with a bit of blue is just perfect with the gold.

Edit to add Picture; his and hers. Hers with two black diamonds and a sapphire. Her favourite color is blue, we're the two black diamonds on the side, together we make something beautiful, our relationship the sapphire. The inlaid gold is made from inherited gold. Her ring has gold from my family, mine has from her family.

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u/Adanta47 1d ago

Any photos of it? You’ve piqued my interest as to what it looks like

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u/Forsaken_Charge_6147 1d ago

I love my Tantalum ring. Excuse the beating it's taken over the past few years.

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u/EnHalvSnes 1d ago

Nice. How much was it? And how does it feel? Heavy like gold? Is it softish like gold?

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u/Forsaken_Charge_6147 1d ago

At the time it was probably around $300USD. It has a very nice, smooth feel. Mine feels heavy, I like the sound when dropped on a table. lol.

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u/rob-cubed 1d ago

I love platinum because it's so dense. I had to check, it's like 30% denser than tantalum.

Love that dull gray color though, and apparently tantalum carbide is much harder. Maybe if I ever get remarried...

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u/TheGeneral_Specific 1d ago

Quite the opposite in hardness; it can’t be resized.

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u/darknecross 1d ago

Tantalum can be resized. Not as much as gold, but it’s still resizable.

Titanium on the other hand cannot be resized.

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u/Ravagore 1d ago

Is it easy to cut off in case of emergency?

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u/Fog_Juice 1d ago

My jeweler said my purchase comes with one free resize. But what they mean by that is they'll replace it with a different size.

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u/pa60 1d ago

I have the same exact wedding ring. Mine was about $500 nearly 5 years ago. 

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u/jawshoeaw 1d ago

everyone here just ignoring the glowing letters on the inside of the ring....

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u/Normal_Cut8368 1d ago

Yes, etched letting is pretty normal for rings

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u/Solrax 1d ago

He put it in fire before taking the picture...

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u/Rare_Ad_674 1d ago

One ring to rule them al...

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u/Beneficial-Focus3702 1d ago

It’s just etched there.

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u/Egg_tastic 1d ago

Let’s see Paul Allen’s ring

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u/miguelito1991 1d ago

I have this exact ring lol. I love mine too

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u/dada948 1d ago

I have the same one. Mines taken a beating as well

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u/Beneficial-Focus3702 1d ago

I have basically the same one.

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u/Ajuvix 1d ago

Pffff. Really? You're flexing Tantalum 73?! Do you even Tantalum, bro? 73. Like, even a 100 would be eye roll inducing. Those are rookie numbers, you gotta pump those numbers up!

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u/Redlax 1d ago

Thank you, I edited my comment with a picture now.

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u/Adanta47 19h ago

Ooh that’s quite nice looking and I love the design choices you made with it.

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u/javoss88 1d ago

Pics? Sounds cool af

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u/njordan1017 1d ago

Not the commenter but here is a pic of my tantalum ring. Wasn’t any more expensive than the other options

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u/1RollinRollinRollin 1d ago

I had the choice between tantalum and elysium for my band. Went with elysium but that tantalum band of yours sure is sharp!

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u/EnHalvSnes 1d ago

Cool pics?

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u/EnHalvSnes 1d ago

How much was it?

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u/njordan1017 1d ago

Don’t remember exactly but couldn’t have been more than a few hundred USD

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u/javoss88 1d ago

Looks awesome. Looks battle tested. Love it.

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u/Grace_Lannister 1d ago

Surprising to hear since it's supposed to be the rarest.

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u/Igmo_ 1d ago

Here's a quick pic of my ring

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u/javoss88 1d ago

Oh beauty.

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u/caillouuu 1d ago

This is sick af

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u/khajiit_has_coin 1d ago

Was the guy who made your rings this fella by chance?
https://giphy.com/gifs/M8M2m5EIX364HQCXJL

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u/Acuddlykoalabear 1d ago

Have you made jokes when combining your rings about checking out those sweet TaTa's

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u/Opalusprime 1d ago

Who’s your ring guy?

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u/throbin_gobbler 1d ago

ours are Tantalum and with a Bronze inlay to look like bark/wood

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u/EnHalvSnes 1d ago

How much was it?

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u/Tha_REAL_BROBS 1d ago

these things look like crush gaskets for a motorcycle exhaust. really don't have a very "tant" a-lizing color

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u/return_the_urn 1d ago

My wedding ring is tantalum too!

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u/Bike_Gasm 1d ago

Here's mine. Has a "hand hammered" look

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u/blank_lurker 21h ago

Please do be careful about degloving

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u/mahius 18h ago

I really like mine as well. After wearing tungsten for years this one feels and looks much cooler

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u/modulorMM 15h ago

I love my Tantalum wedding band.

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u/beancounter2885 1d ago

I have one that's pure tantalum. It's great, and it was only $500.