Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24074103-20131121013359/@comment-679780-20131123130250

Well, I know one of Sonic's signature attacks is called Sonic Wind and I believe it is not chaos based at all and that it consist of Sonic using his speed to manipulate the air to cause wind.

However my headcanon* is that rings hold a small portion of chaos energy. Nothing compared to Chaos Emeralds, but enough to prevent serious harm to it's holders before dispersing back to the Special Zone.

*Headcanon, as in my personal theory and not actual canon.