Quote Originally Posted by Emperor Zurg View Post
Actually carbide rings are a little safer than gold ones. Carbide will just shatter if it's deformed in any way so crushing no longer presents a hazard. However, pitting either material against flesh for cutting, dislocating or degloving a finger, both carbide and gold are about equal. It's like arguing if a metal butter knife or a plastic butter knife cut warm butter better; the butter doesn't stand a chance either way.
Oh, I know my finger is screwed either way. I meant having to cut that bugger off vs gold to save a finger as in Lost Mason's case.