Originally Posted by
Tartan
Someone posted a link once on using string to get a really tight ring off.
I didn't post this link, but a few years ago I injured my ring finger which swelled until I could barely twist the rings on my finger. I went to Urgent Care to have them cut off; the doctor thought a minute and then told me to wait for him to return. He returned with dental floss! I wanted to say, "I don't need my teeth cleaned" but I refrained. He threaded the floss under the rings leaving a couple of inches. Then he wrapped quite a long portion around my finger. As he pulled on the part underneath the rings, they started moving and came off after two wrappings. I couldn't believe it!