Friends of ours were celebrating their anniversary with some friends at a lake. He was throwing a football back and forth with a buddy when his wedding ring flew off his finger along with the football. After a few minutes of searching (unsuccessfully) in the waist deep water they were having no luck. The bottom was muddy and the water was not very clear.

His wife was explaining to a friend of hers how tight a ring should feel on your finger when... can you believe it... HERS fell into the water... yes, she's an idiot... I concur... however after hours of searching for both rings it seems that the muddy bottom was just not going to reveal the rings to the searchers.

Here is my question... who knows anything about underwater metal detectors. I've never used one even on land. DO they work? How much do you have to pay to get a good one? Is there any likelihood of finding it?

Thanks in advance for your help.

8/14/2008 11:41:16 AM

you need a team of chinese volleyball officials

8/14/2008 11:42:49 AM

yes, they have waterproof ones.

i used to watch a guy at white lake (let the hatin begin) find all kinds of jewelry and shit in about waist deep water.

8/14/2008 11:43:12 AM

it depends if the material is ferrous or not

8/14/2008 11:44:27 AM

they are pretty expensive...
i'd try that and/or get some goggles and a snorkel and try to see it... even in muddy water, if it was only waist deep, sometimes the sun will reflect off the bottom and you may see it

8/14/2008 11:44:36 AM

go to homedepot/lowes and look for these sticks that have giant magnets at the end of them.

they're used on construction sites to clean up stray nails. even better than a metal detector.h

[Edited on August 14, 2008 at 11:45 AM. Reason : hmmm actually this may not work, don't know if wedding rings are magnetic]

8/14/2008 11:45:03 AM

i was really hoping there would be naked pictures in here

8/14/2008 11:45:47 AM

One ring was platinum and one was white gold.

Goggles/Mask and snorkel was not effective.

8/14/2008 11:46:11 AM

well my wedding ring is not magnetic, so that wouldn't work unless theirs is magnetic...mine is white gold

8/14/2008 11:46:13 AM

gold will not stick to a magnet

8/14/2008 11:46:30 AM

neither gold nor platinum are ferrous are they?

8/14/2008 11:47:19 AM

related thread:

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8/14/2008 11:47:41 AM

i was really hoping there would be naked pictures in here

8/14/2008 12:11:26 PM

I can just picture the wife being like, "I can't believe he was wearing a ring that was too loose. How careless and irresponsible. See, it should fit like ... oh crap!"

8/14/2008 12:15:37 PM

I think the search coil is waterproof on most metal detectors and you just need to keep the "brain" above water. If it's waist deep water you might have some luck with a regular old detector. Take a 5 gallon bucket, find the ring's general location (within about a 2' range), scoop all the mud into the bucket until the bucket itself sets the detector off, and then take the bucket on shore to search it more carefully.

8/14/2008 12:29:59 PM

^that sounds like a good idea

8/14/2008 12:30:52 PM

did they mark the spot where they lost them?

8/14/2008 12:33:15 PM

if they knew the spot the lost them this thread would not be needed, would it?

j/k, i know what you mean

/asshole

8/14/2008 12:34:25 PM

get the divorce papers

8/14/2008 12:35:44 PM

^

they obviously aren't supposed to be married.

[Edited on August 14, 2008 at 12:50 PM. Reason : or are they a perfect match??]

8/14/2008 12:49:40 PM

maybe I'm trying to tell them something.

8/14/2008 12:56:48 PM

i know a guy who lost his wedding ring in Jamaica during his honeymoon in the ocean. he didn't find it and just got a new one.

8/14/2008 12:58:59 PM

SOUNDS LIKE YOU HANGOUT WITH A BUNCH OF DUMB REDNECKS

8/14/2008 12:59:04 PM

papsmear thread without bewbs?!

8/14/2008 1:01:11 PM

so where exactly did they lose thier rings. I could use some, with gold prices being so high right now

8/14/2008 1:06:51 PM