The many Metals of Bender

[Reply #80 on:]

You know that, and I know that; but I doubt that everyone reading this thread did, so I chose to avoid using the term.

[Reply #81 on:]

Also, it's spelled "gilded."  And gold-plated is also an acceptable metallurgical term with a slightly different meaning (essentially, you can gild an object either by plating it with gold via a chemical process, or simply adding a thin layer of gold through some mechanical process.)

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[Reply #82 on:]

ah,ha and whats the point

[Reply #83 on:]

 

Also, it's spelled "gilded." And gold-plated is also an acceptable metallurgical term with a slightly different meaning (essentially, you can gild an object either by plating it with gold via a chemical process, or simply adding a thin layer of gold through some mechanical process.)
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*BAM*
you got me there