What is Bender made of?

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What is Bender (from Futurama) physically constructed out of? He mentions several times that he is "XX% titanium/lead/etc" but I don't recall the specific materials and proportions.

This question What are Bender's computational specifications? deals with his computational specifications but I'm interested in the physical composition of his body.

@lois it's what made him him! – John Jun 14 '12 at 01:13 — John, Jun 14 '12 at 01:13

score 41 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 31 '16 at 14:57

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The list of Bender's claimed composition adds up to over 100%, so he can be a dubious source (episode codes in brackets):

40% Zinc (1ACV13).
40% Titanium (2ACV03).
30% Iron (3ACV22), presumably mixed with osmium, (3ACV17).
40% Dolomite (4ACV07).
40% Lead (video game).
40% empty (s07e09)
40% back (s7e21 Assie come back)
0.04% Nickel impurity - (3ACV17 - A Pharaoh to Remember)

There was also a claim that he was 40% chromium (not made by Bender but by someone else - 6ACV03). In addition to those, he's also claimed to be 40% horseshoes (ITWGY), 40% Wire (7ACV03) and 40% scrap metal (6ACV23), either of which could be any of the above metals or something else.

edited Jul 31 '16 at 14:57

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answered Mar 30 '12 at 21:25

dlanod

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He's 40% "whatever the writers need to be funny in that particular situation"; it's a long-running gag. – KeithS Mar 30 '12 at 21:31
I thought it probably added to more than 100 which is why I was interested. Thanks! – Dason Mar 30 '12 at 21:37
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I don't understand the Episode code... What does ACV stand for? – Alenanno Mar 30 '12 at 22:43
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They're the production codes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Futurama_episodes. – dlanod Mar 30 '12 at 22:46
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It's only inconsistent if we assume his composition is static, of course. – Chris B. Behrens Mar 31 '12 at 04:24
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Actually Bender has a 0.04% nickel impurity. – Dec 11 '12 at 03:59
100% awesome is what he is. – Jakob Jul 17 '13 at 07:27
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Of course Bender's estimates are going to be innacurate - he's self-professed that he's a bad calculator. – Zibbobz Oct 01 '14 at 19:36
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As a elephant seal he was 40% fat. Season 9 Episode 13
Edit- list of more: http://futurama.wikia.com/wiki/Bender_Bending_Rodr%C3%ADguez
– sirclesam Dec 12 '16 at 02:36
Don't forget, his CPU is a MOS Technology 6502! – PhasedOut Jan 06 '17 at 22:45
There's no mention of the proportion accounted for by his shiny metal ass. – Steve Ives Dec 20 '23 at 10:34

What is Bender made of?

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