A mood ring is a ring usually made of thermochromic elements the colors of which change based on shifts in the temperature of the finger of the person wearing it.
Mood ring working principle.
Mood rings are novelty rings invented and popularized in the 1970s that supposedly change color according to the wearer s emotions or mood.
Entrepreneurs from new york maris ambats and josh reynolds came up with the first mood ring in 1975.
Mood rings can t tell your emotional state with any degree of accuracy but the crystals are calibrated to have a pleasing blue or green color at the average person s normal resting peripheral temperature of 82 f 28 c.
A mood ring is a ring that contains a thermochromic element such as liquid crystal that changes colors based upon the temperature of the finger of the wearer most new rings come with a color chart indicating the supposed mood of the wearer based upon the colors indicated on the ring.
As peripheral body temperature increases which it does in response to passion and happiness the crystals twist to reflect blue.
The theory behind the mood ring is that your emotional state will be revealed by the corresponding colors of the mood ring.
These liquid crystals are able to show different colors at different temperatures.
While a mood ring.
The rings feature a stone that changes colors when you wear it on your finger.
The mood ring was created in 1975 by two new york inventors josh reynolds and maris ambats who bonded.
Mood rings contain thermotropic liquid crystals inside the stone or the band of the mood ring.
Mood rings surfaced as a fad in the 1970s and have remained popular ever since.