Monday Morning Riddle Thread

[alabamaalan]

Who knew that TwinkieMama was such a fan?

Or that some of those groups would be classified as such.

 

[brightspark]

White gold discolours because it's actually yellow gold mixed with something (I forget what) ... and it wears thin... Mine is really bad cause it's 18carat. I have never heard of green gold before... is it really GREEN?

 

[jw50]

Ok- I didn't google. I am going from memory here so I could be toadily wrong .... but my understanding is that gold is a soft metal. The karats determine how pure and durable (more pure, less durable it is)... not the color...

for example my wedding band is 14K and it is green gold (yep, I had never heard of it either until I was surprised by my sneaky boyfriend (now wonderful DH) and it needs to be refinished all the time too (I actually gave up after I had it done twice while we were engaged). I would have prefered a 10K ring just so it would be more durable.

Other metals, however have differing strengths.

Since you didn't google

There is no such thing as green gold!
There are however gold alloys which appear green.
When jewellers speak of green gold, they mean green gold alloys.
Gold Alloys
Gold itself is a yellow metallic element but, in its pure form, it is too soft to be used for general jewellery purposes, although there are some cultures which do wear pure gold jewellery, it would need to be heavily made and carefully used. The yellow colour of gold is caused by gold absorbing violet and blue light, but reflecting yellow and red light.
It is usual for gold to be mixed with other metals to produce an alloy, which is simply a mixture of two or more metals. Throughout history, most people have preferred the colour of gold jewellery to remain close to that of pure gold itself, and so most jewellery has historically been made using yellow gold alloys. Other metals mixed with gold to produce alloys include copper and silver, which are the common components of most yellow gold alloys, and nickel, zinc, and palladium to produce white alloys.
Green Gold Alloys
Green gold alloys are made by leaving the copper out of the alloy mixture, and just having gold and silver. In most cases, it is more of a greenish yellow, rather than what most people would describe as green.
Eighteen carat green gold would therefore contain:- Gold 75%; Silver 25%
Most green gold alloys are rather soft to be used for general jewellery purposes, but it can be used very effectively for decorative effects on hand-made pieces of jewellery.

White Gold

White gold is an alloy of gold and some white metals such as silver and palladium. White gold can be 18kt, 14kt, 9kt or any karat. For example, 18kt yellow gold is made by mixing 75% gold (750 parts per thousand) with 25% (250 parts per thousand) other metals such as copper and zinc. 18kt white gold is made by mixing 75% gold with 25% other metals such as silver and palladium. So the amount of gold is the same but the alloy is different.

Traditionally nickel was used in white gold, however, nickel is no longer used in most white gold made today as nickel can cause reactions with some people.

 

[jw50]

White gold discolours because it's actually yellow gold mixed with something (I forget what) ... and it wears thin... Mine is really bad cause it's 18carat. I have never heard of green gold before... is it really GREEN?

My wedding ring is 14K white gold and it hasn't discolored or worn down at all, but then it is only about 34 years old

 

[brightspark]

and my wedding ring is only 2.5 years old...

 

[TwinkieMama]

Duh Joe. The alloy part was implied. Pure gold wouldn't make good jewelry because it would be so soft you could bend it. See your article says so! Thanks for the info- I always thought my ring was "softer" than 14K yellow gold- looks like I am right.

Sparky- my ring looks "buttery"- kind of a soft yellow. Very pretty. Of course it doesn't match anything but since I don't wear much jewelry it doesn't matter so much.

Because it isn't that I am a heavy metal fan so much laughing: Alan!)... it is more that I have a slight allergy to lots of metal alloys. DH thinks I am making it up but I turn interesting colors when I don't wear silver or gold. Stainless steel works fine too.

But I thought DH was making up his supposed allergy to most brands of deterrgent. I secretly switched his (never on sale) brand for something cheaper..... and then his skin started peeling off! I only did the whites So now I use the right detergent and he only buys real gold or silver.

 

[alabamaalan]

Personally, I like Gold and Platinum

 

[TwinkieMama]

My wedding ring is 14K white gold and it hasn't discolored or worn down at all, but then it is only about 34 years old

Do you wear it everyday? I just ask because DH's ring (matches mine therefore also 14K green gold) has worn a little better but he doesn't wear it all the time. However his did lose a diamond once. Our rings will be 10 this summer

 

[hiwaygal]

Personally, I like Gold and Platinum

FREEBIRD!!!

 

[TwinkieMama]

Alan- I had you pegged for a Solid Gold fan....

 

[alabamaalan]

TwinkieMama

I thought their best work was on Scrooged with Bill Murray, but yes, I did watch an episode or two of Solid Gold.

Roadie, "What song is it you wanna hear?"

 

[jw50]

Do you wear it everyday?

Yep, but it is just a plain white gold narrow band which might be why it has held up so well.

 

[hiwaygal]

speaking of wedding rings...(and just to get us one post closer to the hooty)

Our wedding rings are almost 2 years old

But a few weeks ago my doctor got married. When I went in to see her last week, the first thing I wanted to see was "the jewelry"!!

I was pleasantly surprised to notice that she and her brand new DH picked out the exact same bands we did! I thought it was pretty cool!

 

[alabamaalan]

But a few weeks ago my doctor got married. When I went in to see her last week, the first thing I wanted to see was "the jewelry"!!

*sigh* I'm reaching the stage where that is the first thing my doctor says to me too.

 

[hiwaygal]

*sigh* I'm reaching the stage where that is the first thing my doctor says to me too.

 

[TwinkieMama]

*sigh* I'm reaching the stage where that is the first thing my doctor says to me too.

 

[L107ANGEL]

*sigh* I'm reaching the stage where that is the first thing my doctor says to me too.

 

[alabamaalan]

Oh great, I mention the jewels and everyone laughs.

This is so not an ego-booster


But it is a shameless thread bump

 

[TwinkieMama]

Did you say you needed your eggo boosted?

Here ya go!

 

[Mnementh]

Hey everyone. I'm in. This subject isn't exactly my forte, so I don't have much to add.

Now, if you were talking about Ninja Turtles or Pokemon or Harry Potter, I'd never shut up