What has Tiffi found?

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When Tiffi walks outside she is pleasantly surprised that it’s really warm. Maybe they will have n early spring. Along her way into town she stops to chat with Chewy who had just walked out of his house. Then Jean-Luc and Philippe also walk outside and they wave to her.  She tells Chewy that she’s heading over to the candy store to see if her father needs help. She’ll catch up with him later. 

Just as Tiffi is about to step up to open the door to her father’s store something catches her eye. What could it be? She picks it up and walks into the store.

“Dad, I saw this outside on the ground in front of the door,” Tiffi says. “It’s some kind of ring but I never saw a stone change colors like this before.”

Mr. Toffee looks at it and he knows exactly what it is.

“Tiffi, that’s a mood ring,” Mr. Toffee says. “It was very popular in the 1970s. Supposedly it picked up the moods from your body and changed the color to reflect that mood. Look it up on Google and let’s see what they have to say about it.”

‘Whether or not the rings were accurate, people were enchanted by the colors produced by the thermochromic liquid crystals. The composition of mood rings has changed since the 1970s, but mood rings (and necklaces and bracelets) are still made today.

Key Takeaways: Mood Ring Colors

• Mood rings contain thermochromic liquid crystals. When the temperature changes, the orientation of the crystals also changes, altering their color.

• Changes in body temperature do accompany different moods, but the jewelry is not a reliable indicator of emotion. The color could easily be due to changes in the external environment.

• While old mood rings had a uniform color charge, modern pigments don't necessarily follow the old pattern. In fact, some modern rings cycle through colors.

Chart of Mood Ring Colors and Meanings

This chart shows the colors of the typical 1970s mood ring and the meanings associated with the mood ring colors:

Amber: Nervous, unhappy, cool

Green: Average, calm

Blue: Emotions are charged, active, relaxed

Violet: Passionate, excited, very happy

Black: Tense, nervous (or broken crystal)

Gray: Strained, anxious

The color of the warmest temperature is violet or purple. The color of the coolest temperature is black or gray.’ (Source)

Tiffi is fascinated with this information. She can’t wait to show it to her friends. Since Mr. Toffee doesn’t really need her help she decides to go back home.

Let’s continue – Up, up and away she goes!

Start at the beginning - Tiffi ends up in the town of Wellspring