2004-04-17, 11:17 | Link #1 |
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Can somebody plz tell me what an Alchemist is?
O god, don't think I'm stupid(or baka). I didn't mean it by the way the show tells it. I meant like, what is an alchemist really. Is it like scryed (a person that alters objects near him/her), is it like gatekeepers (invisible gates opening and doing alchemist powers), is it like dragonball z (idiotic characters continuously hitting people back and fourth though stupid chi), or is it like ... just powers. I honestly don't know, because I noticed that whenever Al or Edward use their alchemy, either a Gatekeepers-circle-like appears ... an object (scryed) is used to replace ... or .. it can be used to create fire and such (dbz i guess). I'm just trying to ask a simple newb question thats all. thx! peace ^___^
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2004-04-17, 16:51 | Link #4 |
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Well the site is pretty much true.... Although the lead into gold thing is not completely true
The myth was that the alchemy stone could turn lead into gold that is prolly where they got that from Anyway alchemy is basicly chemistry only from the perspective of someone in early times when science was still something magical. So the practice was a little different but in concept its basicly like that. Anyway thats basicly what alchemy is so hope it helped you |
2004-04-17, 18:47 | Link #7 |
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Ugh, Alchemy is a science used 600 years ago and still in usage today, in the times it was first used it was a time when people thought of Science as magic, a famous Alchemist once claimed he made a 1 foot tall artificial human which he called a Humonculus, Alchemy today is the process of removing and changing electrons to alter certain things. But it's not widely used.
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2004-04-17, 18:57 | Link #8 |
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Actually, alchemy never really was a science. It was truly just an impossible dream of gaining wealth or power. They created odd concoctions (like what I used to do as a little kid) to try to gain immortality/eternal youth. The Philosopher's Stone was believed to be the almighty source of alchemical power and could change anything within seconds. When science began to be more widely used, alchemy evolved into chemistry.
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2004-04-18, 01:27 | Link #9 | |
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What i mean energy consuming is like....you need energy equivalent to an atom bomb just to change lead or gold or sumthin. (thats what my teacher told me) |
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2004-04-18, 07:38 | Link #11 |
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Alchemy was the basis of modern science. In the past Alchemy was concerned with converting base metals into gold. From that modern day chemistry has come. So all those nifty reactions you witness during chemisty class are the results of studies by old alchemists/scientists.
A well known real life alchemist is Nicolas Flamel, no stranger to harry potter readers For those willing to dive further into the subject, enjoy yourself on this site http://www.levity.com/alchemy/images_s.html |
2004-04-19, 19:12 | Link #12 |
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Alchemy is real? Wow ... actually, I was asking what anime Full Metal Alchemist was copying in terms of how other anime uses "powers". But the fact that hearing alchemy is real just .. makes me feel like I should try it.Hah! - Navi |
2004-04-20, 03:16 | Link #14 | |
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2004-04-21, 23:19 | Link #15 |
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Another famous alchemist is Sir Isaac Newton!
And yes, you can change lead into gold, but the amount of gold you would be left with wouldn't nearly be close to the cost of transmutating it. Hope that makes sense, couldn't find the right way to say it. |
2004-04-22, 14:19 | Link #17 | |
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2004-04-22, 14:45 | Link #19 | |
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Alchemist is explained at the beginning of every episode thus far, it is the exchange of material in order to achieve something else. People still practice alchemy these days and those are the people that take your money and run ... we call those people crooks. |
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