  We study scalar field perturbations on the background of non-supersymmetric
black rings and of supersymmetric black rings. In the infinite-radius limit of
these geometries, we are able to separate the wave equation, and to study wave
phenomena in its vicinities. In this limit, we show that (i) both geometries
are stable against scalar field perturbations, (ii) the absorption
cross-section for scalar fields is equal to the area of the event horizon in
the supersymmetric case, and proportional to it in the non-supersymmetric
situation.
