Why is it much easier to put a ring on a finger than to take it off?
In: Physics
When putting the ring on, the meat of your finger is being stretched away from the tip of your finger, so your finger is thinner. When taking the ring off, your skin and muscle is being pulled with it, scrunching it up above the ring. That scrunched-up skin is wider, making the ring harder to take off.
When taking a ring off, try pulling down on your skin at the base of your finger – it’ll be much easier, because your skin won’t scrunch up as much, so it won’t “lock” the ring on.
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