Elfs left some titanium rings in Middle Earth, but they got messed up...

One of the few titanium rings that elfs forgot on their way to the west was later publicly recognized across all Middle Earth. Ofcourse, the common misconception was that The One ring was a made of gold. Well, I strongly believe that it was because Sauron had a bad hair day and, deeming the unique titanium appearance as unfashionable, forced the historians to erase any mention whatsoever from Gondor archives. It couldn’t have happened otherwise. Let’s consider some things. The one ring could easily change its shape and size when exposed to heat. Doooh ... it definitely looks like the well known, energy efficient, shape memory titanium alloy that can easily be found today in any respected dental practitioner kit. In order to cast the ring, Sauron needed the fires of Mount Doom, a fiery pool of lava that emitted heat comparable to a mini-sun. And wisely he chose, because if we look more closely to titanium properties , we can see that titanium melting point is 1725°C (3135 °F), which makes the common fireplace look like a refrigerator, at a maximum temperature of 815°C (1500°F). On the other hand, if the ring was made of gold, Frodo could have easily spared himself a trip to Mordor, by ventilating its oven more cautiously, so it could reach the mere 1064°C, 1947°F - the gold melting point.

Moreover, I can assure you, well, at least this is what Sam told me when we had a beer the other night, that all of the ring-bearers, though having many differ ends regarding other aspects, unanimously concluded that the ring appeared so light and fragile that it could easily slip without notice from ones finger. Exactly as a titanium ring would have! Not to mention, that being allergy free , there was no sign of that constant itch that gold and other materials give to some individuals.

And the final point, come on, three thousand years…involvement in ten or more major armed conflicts, dropped in a rapid river, carried in caves beneath the mountains, across the poisonous fumes of Gorgoroth, smuggled from one armored hand to another,….and NOT ONE SCRATCH? Gold can’t withstand this kind of abuse, it must have been a titanium ring!

But history becomes legend, legend becomes myth, and some things are easily left in the darkness of oblivion. Nevertheless, the truth shall be exposed…by me. And that deftly Sauron will see its dirty machinations destroyed

But, if you really are a Sauron fan, and you want to give him the benefit of the doubt, you may think that it was a titanium ring with a nitride coating and he was misled.

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