What are Mood Rings?
Accidentally discovered by jeweler Marvin Wernick in the late 1960’s, mood rings, which are encased in a stone made of quartz or clear glass, contain a flat strip thermotropic liquid crystals that are believed to change color dependent on the mood or the emotional state of the subject wearing the ring. Wernick discovered the process when he went on an emergency call with a friend of his who happened to be a doctor. The doctor used a strip of thermotropic material on a young boy’s forehead to check his temperature and gave Wernick the idea for the mood ring.
Accidentally discovered by jeweler Marvin Wernick in the late 1960’s, mood rings, which are encased in a stone made of quartz or clear glass, contain a flat strip thermotropic liquid crystals that are believed to change color dependent on the mood or the emotional state of the subject wearing the ring. Wernick discovered the process when he went on an emergency call with a friend of his who happened to be a doctor. The doctor used a strip of thermotropic material on a young boy’s forehead to check his temperature and gave Wernick the idea for the mood ring. Even though technical discovery of the mood ring was by Marvin Wernick, credit is most often given to Joshua Reynolds for what became one of the biggest fads of the 1970’s. Reynolds was the first to popularize the rings in 1975 and even though they were a fad in the 70’s, they continually resurface for periods of time throughout the years. Some people believed the liquid crystals could measure mood through temperature, however this
Mood rings are fun jewelry accessories that first arrived on the scene back in the 1970s, but you can still find them today in specialty stores and on the internet. The purpose of these rings is quite simple, even if the science behind them isn’t. Mood rings are designed to show how you’re feeling anytime you’re wearing them. They do this by changing through a series of colors that correlate to a number of individual moods.
