My brother and I had a 25 minute conversation which of Captain Planet’s rings of elemental power would be the best to have in the modern, realistic world. Needless to say, the Ring of Heart would be the most worthless.
This pretty much sums it all up.
Most of our debate was about how practical the Ring of Earth would be. I defended its position saying that it was probably in the top two most useful rings. Examples of uses:
Creating stairs to climb for getting around obstacles
Fighting crime
Trapping people/animals/things in earthen cages
Creating slopes to go down at fast speeds
Practical and awesome.
Greg defended the Ring of Fire as the best citing these uses:
Lighting a campfire
Turning on the stove
Seeing in the dark
Warming up when it’s cold
Burning anything
Although let’s be honest, Wheeler was a badass and he knew it. Look at him here telling people what is cool and what isn’t.
Albeit useful, I just don’t think this is the best use of a Ring of Power. I mean these things are relatively easy to do already.
My choice: Ring of Wind
Fighting crime (Greg thinks no one would do this in the real world; I disagree; it would by my first priority)
Blowing pretty girls into me “accidentally”
Using the wind to fly
Blowing out unpleasant smells
Using the wind to help me win sailboat races
Cool yourself down on a hot day
Gifting myself with an amazing curveball
Powering my own kitesurfing
The list goes on and on.
Clearly Japanese Captain Planet agrees.
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