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From the Periodic Table to the dressing room table

By Rain Noe - Mar 19, 2008

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A company called Itsnoname is making rings based on the Periodic Table of the Elements--well, the three elements that people like to wear, anyway: gold, silver, platinum.

Projected low-sellers: mercury, lead, uranium.

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Rain Noe is a writer and industrial designer based in New York City.

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    Ha, the Uranium might actually sell quite well on the black market!...
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    Nice thought from them .. :P
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