Nickel is very strong and resistant to corrosion, making it excellent for strengthening metal alloys. It is also very ductile and malleable, properties that allow its many alloys to be shaped into wire, rods, tubes and sheets.
Played by: Andy Serkis. Name: Gollum. Alias: My precious (in The Hobbit); SmÃ©agol, Slinker, Stinker, skulking fellow, Her Sneak, black sneak, gobbler with the flapping hands, Trahald (in LOTR) Date of Birth: c. T.A. 2440. Race: Hobbit of (or related to) the Stoor branch.
And yes, that's the very same ring Bilbo has just found in the dark. Gollum isn't hungry (yet), but he's not about to let Bilbo go past without a murmur. So Gollum challenges Bilbo to a game of riddles. If Bilbo wins, Gollum will show him the way out of the goblins' kingdom. If Gollum wins, Gollum gets to eat Bilbo.