How to Destroy the One Ring in a Week: AI Finds the Fastest Methods

Contents:
In Tolkien's books, Frodo and Sam walked for six months through the Misty Mountains, marshlands, and Mordor to finally cast the Ring into the fires of Mount Doom.

But what if the heroes hadn't spent half a year wandering around and instead used a bit of ingenuity (or 21st-century technology)? We asked an AI, and here are the solutions it came up with.

The Most Reasonable AI Solutions

Eagles Express

Yes, that famous meme. If Gandalf had just asked the eagles from the start, the flight to the volcano would've taken a couple of days. Downside: arrows, Sauron's focused attention, and a very bored Tolkien who would've had to rewrite the entire trilogy.
Actor Elijah Wood reaches for the golden ring in terror, falling to the floor
Frodo and the One Ring from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Source:
Magic Portal

Gandalf, clearly possessing great powers (which he never used to their full potential), opens a portal straight to the crater. One step and it's done. Downside: we lose the entire epic journey and Sam's chance to make that famous rabbit stew.

The Most Absurd AI Solutions

Mordor Delivery Service

Picture this: they put the Ring in a box with Middle-earth's coat of arms, and an orc courier (undercover) carries it to the volcano. Downside: the risk that the courier might try on the ring during delivery.

Text Message to Sauron

Frodo simply sends a photo of the Ring with the caption "Look, I already destroyed it." Sauron panics, the forces of darkness collapse on their own, and all of Middle-earth celebrates victory without the quest. Downside: explaining where hobbits got smartphones.
Drawing of a guy in a cap holding a gold ring, standing by a volcano
Frodo carrying the ring to Mount Doom according to AI
Source: chatgpt.com
Selling the Ring on a Marketplace

Frodo lists the Ring for 500 gold coins, and someone from Mordor buys it "with secure transaction." It ends up accidentally burned during authentication.

What's the Bottom Line?

Frodo would've wrapped things up in a week tops, and Tolkien would've written not a trilogy but a short story called "There and Back Again (Very Quickly)." But then we would've missed out on "The Fellowship of the Ring," Gollum, and one of the greatest stories of the 20th century. Sometimes the long road is the best choice. Earlier on zoomboola.com, we shared how AI compared Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings and settled once and for all which franchise is actually better.