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Old 03-27-2007, 04:04 PM   #1
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What happens if...

...you throw a Ringwraith right in the middle of the Sea?
I mean, they are invisible when unclad, but not in the way that matter can go through them, so they would probably sink...since I doubt they can swim judging by their fear of water
But they can't drown either, as seen after the huge flood of the Bruinen when they quickly returned to Mordor
So...would they lie around on the bottom of the Sea, or would they run around on the bottom of the Sea? I dunno, maybe you can help me out with this one
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Old 03-27-2007, 04:26 PM   #2
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But whatever Ringwraiths happen to be composed of, would it be so dense that they would remain at the bottom of the sea after being thrown in? (assuming of course that they can't swim) I would assume that if they were thrown into the sea/other body of water and Sauron were still around that they would remain open to his summons and in response they would float/drift to the surface of the water and find their way back to him in the way that they did after the Bruinen incident.
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Hmm...why did I think they would sink in the first place...I wonder???
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Old 04-10-2007, 04:07 AM   #4
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I think a stormy sea would sweep them wherever it would, but I believe the wraiths, once they shed their garments, would be able to rise from the calm sea and travel through the air back to their master.
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Old 04-13-2007, 02:06 PM   #5
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Hmm...why did I think they would sink in the first place...I wonder???
Well, you'd have to be pretty damn light if you wanna float in the middle of a great sea. Heh, this (although it's off-topic) made me think of a discussion I had once with a friend, how would it be, if you were heavier then oxogyn, yet lighter then water (even in it's gass form).... If the Ringwraith were that... They could walk on clouds
... And they'd be able to climb over mist .

Well, It would seem rather weird to me if they floated, looking at it scientificly. But hey, Balrogs arn't possible if you look at science, why would the rightwraith's have to be? And even if they didn't float, they'd be summoned back by some wicked cunning of Sauron.....

And well, you might say: "What if it happened after Sauron?". If Sauron was overthrown, how much chance do you think a few humble Ringwraiths would have to still ride arround in Middle-Earth? Besides, the only way to overthrow Sauron is ditching that Ring, if the Ring is no more, neither are the Ringwraith's I think....
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Old 04-13-2007, 02:14 PM   #6
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Monty Python and Braniac take on the ringwraiths

Does a Nazgul weigh more or less than a duck?

And is the stormy sea made of custard..

We need to know these things ....
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Old 04-13-2007, 02:18 PM   #7
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He weighs more then a Duck, I mean, else he'd blow of his horse and his flying-dragon thingy

This means that, according to Monthy Python's view Nazgul's float and are witches.. BURN HIM!!!
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