Talk:Technology

Does anyone know why Amestris has such advanced prosthetic technology? We should add that. I heard somewhere is because they have alchemy, which, obviously, we don't. I would like to see the page elaborated on further. Once it gets written, I can put up any images if someone needs them. I would say this need a lot of work though. I don't really think the "Amestris has wonderful technology" is very relevant, but I'll leave it to see what others think. Tommy-Vercetti 18:32, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

I always thought that it was because Amestris has so many wars, they just got really good at making prosthetics, I don't know why alchemy would help. Besides, if alchemy did help, wouldn't Xing have the best auto-mail in the world, since their alchemy is based on medicine? According to Lan Fan, Xing doesn't have auto-mail at all, so they likely just have normal prosthetics.--Full Metal Fan 19:32, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

I don't know quite how canon it is in regards to the manga, but the 2003 anime had a special interactive OVA which explained that automail was originally designed to be mobile battle armor. It's remarkably advanced, sure, but I really can't see how alchemy has anything to do with it. It's got robotic elements, bu the only strange thing really is the connection to the nervous system. I get the feeling, though, that automail was meant to be one of those things that "just works". I mean, without a "real world" to compare it to, it doesn't really have to be explained. Some people say Arakawa just wanted a kid with a mechanical arm and wrote the idea of automail around that concept, which makes sense to me. Personally, however, I would like to eventually merge this page into the Amestris page when that gets an overhaul. Thoughts? CorbeauKarasu 21:43, September 26, 2010 (UTC)

I think merging it into just a section of Amestris is a perfect idea. Be sure to include though the 2003 anime's reasons (mobile battle armor) and that there's no conclusion for the manga canon. I think that would be more than enough. I think a seperate page was a little too much, especially since hardly any details about it even exist. Tommy-Vercetti 17:12, September 27, 2010 (UTC)