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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | + | {{Contest|Sanjuro|716|May 2009 bounty}} | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
* The plural is based on the fact that current day {{wikipedia|Istanbul}} was founded in the name {{wikipedia|Byzantium}}. | * The plural is based on the fact that current day {{wikipedia|Istanbul}} was founded in the name {{wikipedia|Byzantium}}. | ||
* The description refers to {{wikipedia|Constantinople}}, another historical name of the city Istanbul. | * The description refers to {{wikipedia|Constantinople}}, another historical name of the city Istanbul. | ||
* All the items created by welding this metal reference names of cities and countries which, like Byzantium, are no longer used. | * All the items created by welding this metal reference names of cities and countries which, like Byzantium, are no longer used. | ||
| − | * The phrase "long time gone" and discussion of Constantinople both reference the {{wikipedia|They Might Be Giants}} | + | * The phrase "long time gone" and discussion of Constantinople both reference the song {{wikipedia|Istanbul (Not Constantinople)}} by {{wikipedia|The Four Lads}} and later much more famously covered by {{wikipedia|They Might Be Giants}}. |
Latest revision as of 11:53, 20 April 2013
byzantium
Plural: istanbuls of byzantium
Byzantium (the city) may be a long time gone, but the reputation for complex, labyrinthine traditions and thought processes lives on. This is reflected in the alloy that bears its name, also sometimes called "maze metal."
No, nobody ever calls it Constantinopleite. Why would you think that?
Miscellaneous Item
Autosell value: 230
Can be welded
How Obtained
Catalyzing cybertronium.
Using prize box.
- Can be welded with saw glove to make Burma razor.
- Can be welded with bodice to make Cape Kennedy cape.
- Can be welded with roboto shield to make Siamese dreamcatcher.
- Can be welded with smart suit to make Abyssinian exosuit.
- Can be welded with robo cap to make Rhodesian ridged helm.
- Can be welded with chip loafers to make Vinlands' End hiking boots.
- Can be welded with rail gun to make Cathay ray.
- Can be welded with B.L.T. to make Gaul blatter.
- Can be welded with paper cut gloves to make New Amsterdam gloves.
- Can be welded with smart axe to make Scythian crook.
- Can be welded with smart shirt to make Bombayer jacket.
- Can be welded with smarty pants to make Petrograd pants.
- Can be Metalmorphed into malkamite.
Notes
- Based on an entry posted by Sanjuro during the May 2009 bounty.
References
- The plural is based on the fact that current day Istanbul was founded in the name Byzantium.
- The description refers to Constantinople, another historical name of the city Istanbul.
- All the items created by welding this metal reference names of cities and countries which, like Byzantium, are no longer used.
- The phrase "long time gone" and discussion of Constantinople both reference the song Istanbul (Not Constantinople) by The Four Lads and later much more famously covered by They Might Be Giants.
