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How to Die When You Fall Into Lava
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Steve Morrison
Dec 11, 2011, 3:13:03 PM12/11/11
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David Trimboli
Dec 13, 2011, 8:54:05 AM12/13/11
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On 12/11/2011 4:57 PM, Raven wrote:
> The Ring, made of gold with a density of 19.3, or about six times that
> of lava, would sink - unless the magic of the Ring could suspend not
> only the regular melting point of gold but also alter its density.
Well it *could* alter its size, so magical density-changing powers
doesn't seem too ludicrous.
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David Trimboli
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> The Ring, made of gold with a density of 19.3, or about six times that
> of lava, would sink - unless the magic of the Ring could suspend not
> only the regular melting point of gold but also alter its density.
Well it *could* alter its size, so magical density-changing powers
doesn't seem too ludicrous.
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David Trimboli
http://www.trimboli.name/
Noel Q. von Schneiffel
Dec 13, 2011, 3:39:31 PM12/13/11
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On 13 Dez., 14:54, David Trimboli <da...@trimboli.name> wrote:
> On 12/11/2011 4:57 PM, Raven wrote:
>
> > The Ring, made of gold with a density of 19.3, or about six times that
> > of lava, would sink - unless the magic of the Ring could suspend not
> > only the regular melting point of gold but also alter its density.
>
> Well it *could* alter its size, so magical density-changing powers
> doesn't seem too ludicrous.
The truth is, the Mount Doom lava consisted entirely of molten osmium,
> On 12/11/2011 4:57 PM, Raven wrote:
>
> > The Ring, made of gold with a density of 19.3, or about six times that
> > of lava, would sink - unless the magic of the Ring could suspend not
> > only the regular melting point of gold but also alter its density.
>
> Well it *could* alter its size, so magical density-changing powers
> doesn't seem too ludicrous.
with a density of 22.57. Hence the ring correctly floated. One of the
few things where Jackson was *forced* to be truthful - in fact, he
*wanted* to heretically alter physics by making the ring sink quicker,
to save another 3 seconds for his battle scenes! So he ordered a
rather fat camera assistant to sit on the ring and push it down. But
the assistant burned his butt and threatened to sue Jackson, so there
was no other choice to just watch physics take its course.
Now you ask what happened to Gollum. The truth is, Gollum was entirely
made of CGI. Because CGI is just a cloud of swirling computer bytes,
it does not have mass and can pass through matter. So Gollum didn't
"sink" in the lava. He simply fell through.
Noel
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