Mood rings are rings that change colors based on the wearer’s moods or feelings. It was created by two New York inventors named Josh Reynolds and Maris Ambats in 1975. They bonded liquid crystals with quartz stones set into rings. Initially, these rings were sold at $45 each for the silver ones and $250 each for the gold ones at Bonwit Teller. Since its creation, wearing mood rings has rapidly become a trend in the 1970s.
How Mood Rings Work
Mood rings are like specialized liquid thermometers that are wearable on the finger. They are usually designed with artificial gemstones that are commonly made of quartz or glass. These gemstones can either be a hollow glass shell filled with thermochromics liquid crystal, or they can be clear glass stones on top of thin sheets of liquid crystals.
The crystals that the ring contains are very sensitive and they can change position or twist according to temperature changes. Therefore, when the body changes its temperature, it causes the ring’s crystal to reflect different wavelengths of light which causes the stone to change its color. This means that every time your body will change its temperature, a different color will appear on the mood ring’s glass, and that color indicates the mood you are in at that particular time.
For instance, when your body’s temperature increases, the liquid crystal substance twists slightly in one direction. This movement will cause the liquid crystal substance to absorb more red and green colors of the visible light and it will reflect the blue part of the spectrum, making the ring display a dark blue color.
When your body’s temperature decreases, the molecules will then twist in the other direction, reflecting a different portion or color of the spectrum. Also, the liquid crystals used in mood rings are set up to display a neutral color which is green at the average human skin temperature that is 34 degrees Celsius.
Mood Ring Color Meanings
Mood rings are able to display different colors that indicates certain moods ranging from happy and romantic to stressful and angry. When you purchase a mood ring, it usually comes with a chart that will help you interpret the meanings or moods behind the colors being reflected. Here are some of the mood ring colors and their usual meanings.
- Black: This color indicated that the wearer is stressed and tensed.
- White: This means that the person wearing the ring is very frustrated, bored, or maybe confused.
- Gray: The wearer is experiencing a little stress or anxiety and nervousness. The ring will reflect this color if someone is just beginning to feel stressed or uncomfortable. If the stress level increases, the mood ring will shift its color to black.
- Brown: The wearer might be feeling an overwhelming sense of restlessness as well as anticipation.
- Amber or Gold: When the wearer feels a range of emotions such as surprised, nervous, and upset at the same time, the mood ring will change to an amber color.
- Yellow: This color means the wearer is feeling creative and having many thoughts.
- Pink: This color indicates uncertainly. It can also show a beginning of interest for something.
- Orange: This means that the wearer feels the urge to try something new and exciting.
- Red: This color means that the wearer’s heart rate is elevated. It is a sign of high energy, romantic passion, or fiery anger.
- Green: This color indicates that the wearer is calm and comfortable or isn’t feeling any stress.
- Blue Green: This color shows that the wearer is at peace. He is alert but relaxed.
- Blue: This means that the wearer’s mood is fun and he is in a good place and his or her emotions are happy and social.
- Dark Blue: This color signifies interest, love, and romance.
- Purple: This color shows when the wearer feels that she knows her wants and is willing to go for it. It is a sign of purpose and genuine clarity.
Mood rings are wonderful pieces of jewelry and if they are taken positively, they might help you monitor how your mood changes with your daily activities.
Mood rings are certainly amazing pieces of jewelry because they are able to tell how you are feeling based on your body’s temperature. Imagine if everyone wears a mood ring, you will be able to tell what mood they are in before you approach them.