Second-guessing and Misunderstanding Tolkien

[Radaghast]

What if after the One Ring was destroyed, Mount Doom froze using all of its heat and Sauron's remains to create a new One Ring?

😐🤨😑😖😵‍💫😵

 

[LaurelinBearsFruit]

Wow. The question begs to be asked to whether any of these are legitimate inquiries or extensive exercises in trolling lol

 

[Olorgando]

"... froze using all of its heat ..."

Those six words make me suspect that the poster

1. drank
2. ate
3. inhaled
4. injected

some substance that cannot be legally obtained in any country ... 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

 

[Radaghast]

"... froze using all of its heat ..."

Those six words make me suspect that the poster

1. drank
2. ate
3. inhaled
4. injected

some substance that cannot be legally obtained in any country ... 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

Yeah, that's confusing. I think the questioner is saying that Mount Doom's heat was all used up in destroying the Ring so it froze (and somehow this would prevent Sauron's undoing). But of course, it's a dopey thought even if it were clearly worded.

 

[Vorondil]

What if after the One Ring was destroyed, Mount Doom froze using all of its heat and Sauron's remains to create a new One Ring?

😐🤨😑😖😵‍💫😵

Apart from this question being utter rubbish, do you think the bloke who wrote this actually thought it made sense? "... froze using all of its heat ...",this is the definition of an oxymoron (heavy emphasis on moron)

 

[Radaghast]

Apart from this question being utter rubbish, do you think the bloke who wrote this actually thought it made sense? "... froze using all of its heat ...",this is the definition of an oxymoron (heavy emphasis on moron)

Kind of hoping it wasn't a serious question. But it sounds more like a "fan fiction" question than a troll question. Suggesting their idea is better than what Tolkien wrote, perhaps.

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

That delusion appears to be widespread -- including among some screenwriters I've heard of. 😉

 

[Radaghast]

What if Sauron, before he forged the One Ring, found and wore the future One Ring?

 

[Deimos]

Apart from this question being utter rubbish, do you think the bloke who wrote this actually thought it made sense? "... froze using all of its heat ...",this is the definition of an oxymoron (heavy emphasis on moron)

Actually folks.....any physics majors out there? Anyone who took even high school physics?
The situation as described, i.e. using all of the remaining energy (fire) in Mount doom, and we do mean every last available erg, then yes, the mountain would freeze (assuming it absorbed no energy from the atmosphere). It's how your refrigerator/ freezer works, and your air conditioner.
Now, as far as it being a plausible scenario in the grand opera of ME lore?.....
It ranks right up there with having the Ninja bears invade Mordor, blasting away with their plasma cannons🙄.

 

[Olorgando]

What if Sauron, before he forged the One Ring, found and wore the future One Ring?

1. drank
2. ate
3. inhaled
4. injected

🥶

 

[Radaghast]

How powerful was Sauron when he was only the eye?

 

[Deimos]

How powerful was Sauron when he was only the eye?

Probably not as powerful as when he was two eyes.... depth perception would definitely be affected.
Also with only one eye he could only be atop one place at a time.
But if he were two eyes he could be atop Barad-dur AND be at, say, the Morannan or Cirith Ungol or even right there at the Sammath Naur.
Or maybe at Orthanc or Amon Sul, Rivendell, really just about anywhere in ME.
In which case JRRT probably would have said "To hell with the whole thing; his eyes can be damn near anywhere. ME is doomed."
And so he puts down his pen, picks up his hat, and sets out for the Bird and Baby to listen to CS Lewis talk about Narnia.

 

[Radaghast]

Why was Meneldil pleased to see Isildur leave Gondor? Wouldn’t they have been close considering they were kin and spent a great deal of time together?

https://www.quora.com/unanswered/Wh...e-kin-and-spent-a-great-deal-of-time-together
I could find no reference to this. Anyone know?

 

[Vorondil]

I could find no reference to this. Anyone know?

I found this: ''According to Unfinished Tales, Meneldil was farsighted and well-pleased at the planned departure of Isildur and his sons, hoping that affairs in the north would keep them occupied.'' Though I don't know if this is correct.

 

[Radaghast]

Thanks, Aethelwulf! Don't know why I didn't think to check UT. Pretty silly of me.

As for the answer to that question, I'm not sure the book really says. I'm guessing it has to do with the doom of Isildur and Meneldil hoping Isildur leaving Gondor meant his demise could be forestalled or prevented.

 

[Ent]

Folks, do just keep in mind all these 'bonkers' type questions are exactly why Scott Adams was able to make such a lucrative living with his Dilbert. "We are surrounded." "Resistance is futile."

 

[LaurelinBearsFruit]

Indeed and that is the fun of them if you allow yourself to be detached from emotion when you read them. But boy oh boy are they ridiculous.

 

[Elthir]

. . . Ninja bears . . .

Cool.

 

[Deimos]

Folks, do just keep in mind all these 'bonkers' type questions are exactly why Scott Adams was able to make such a lucrative living with his Dilbert. "We are surrounded." "Resistance is futile."

No..... Resistance is voltage÷current ( Ω = V / A )

 

[Olorgando]

Wikipedia:

"Electroencephalography (EEG) is a method to record an electrogram of the spontaneous electrical activity of the brain."

I wonder what result an EEG would produce if those asking a lot of these questions (not all of them) were to examined while posting the questions. 🤔