Prosthetic limbs vs. real ones

Say in the near future, someone develops cutting edge robotic legs and arms that are faster, stronger, lighter and more durable than our own. They look real, they never run out of power, they're always as strong as you want and if something breaks it can be replaced without an issue....essentially they are better in every way,

Now say you are offered to promote these devices, and free of charge you can have all your limbs amputated and replaced with the prosthetic ones. Forget about the complications of surgery, it just works 100% of the time. Would you go for it?

Me, I probably wouldn't. When I started writing I was all like "HECK YES!" but now I think I'd freak out knowing that I'm essentially a torso with some machinery attached.

And yes they can feel sensations if you want. Basically you can set the sensitivity.

Say in the near future, somone develops cutting edge robotic legs and arms that are faster, stronger, lighter and more durable than our own. They look real, they never run out of power, they're always as strong as you want and if something breaks it can be replaced without an issue....essentially they are better in every way,

Now say you are offered to promote these devices, and free of charge you can have all your limbs amputed and replaced with the prosthetic ones. Forget about the complications of surgery, it just works 100% of the time. Would you go for it?

Me, I probably wouldn't. When I started writing I was all like "HECK YES!" but now I tihnk I'd freak out knowing that I'm essentially a torso with some machinery attatched.

PS2_ROCKS

Only if I can look like this guy

Seriously though, if they're so advanced they surely would have the technology to make us feel sensations on those limbs.

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Say in the near future, somone develops cutting edge robotic legs and arms that are faster, stronger, lighter and more durable than our own. They look real, they never run out of power, they're always as strong as you want and if something breaks it can be replaced without an issue....essentially they are better in every way,

Now say you are offered to promote these devices, and free of charge you can have all your limbs amputed and replaced with the prosthetic ones. Forget about the complications of surgery, it just works 100% of the time. Would you go for it?

Me, I probably wouldn't. When I started writing I was all like "HECK YES!" but now I tihnk I'd freak out knowing that I'm essentially a torso with some machinery attatched.

Reed_Bowie

if 100% no chance of anything going wrong, get full sensation, and no battery pack needed, then yes.

I'd get a new left forearm and hand, so I could surprise people like will smith in irobot lol. I'm assuming that the prosthetic limb is very durable so I could punch concrete, otherwise no dice

I would just so i could strip the skin off my limbs at parties to freak people out.

I would just so i could strip the skin off my limbs at parties to freak people out.

Alter_Echo

I feel like crime rates would be much higher and things would be out of control

i'd only do one arm.

Nope. Not for me.

no, im not having my limbs cut off :?

No I wouldn't want my arms or any other body part cut off for some prosthetic. I'd rather keep my real limbs, thank you.

if 100% no chance of anything going wrong, get full sensation, and no battery pack needed, then yes.

I'd get a new left forearm and hand, so I could surprise people like will smith in irobot lol. I'm assuming that the prosthetic limb is very durable so I could punch concrete, otherwise no dice

darkIink

Yes, no risk, just benefit. Hell, don't stop at the limbs, replace everything, 'cept the brain, sorta can't replace that.Inconsistancy

[QUOTE="Inconsistancy"]Yes, no risk, just benefit. Hell, don't stop at the limbs, replace everything, 'cept the brain, sorta can't replace that.CRS98

Theres one certain part of me id get prosthetic if you know what I mean........... ;)

I hated my prosthetic, so unless it is the same as real I'll take an actual arm any day.

Nothing worse then chaffing from your elbow to your nubs :(

It might be cool but I could never remove my real limbs.

Provided it was something like in Ghost in the Shell, then yes.

Hmm, maybe. That's a tough one. I don't like the idea of getting my limbs cut off, but prosthetics would be really cool.

Sig very related.

I just thought of this scene from Grandma's Boy when I read the first post. LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVruDYoKVGc

Not voluntarily. The idea of something getting removed from my body freaks me out. ffs getting the wisdom teeth out still makes me queasy whenever there are teeth-related horror scenes. I'll stick to all natural, thanks.

Seems someone should watch Texhnolyze and see if their answer changes or not 8)

I want to keep my real limbs, thank you.

Now say you are offered to promote these devices, and free of charge you can have all your limbs amputated and replaced with the prosthetic ones. Forget about the complications of surgery, it just works 100% of the time. Would you go for it?

And yes they can feel sensations if you want. Basically you can set the sensitivity.

PS2_ROCKS

Edit: Getting the guts the go through with the surgery would be another issue though, but the idea of prosthetic limbs like that I can get on board with.

Human Augmentation is the future.

Robotic arms would make for some intense masturbation Seriously.22Toothpicks

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if 100% no chance of anything going wrong, get full sensation, and no battery pack needed, then yes.

I'd get a new left forearm and hand, so I could surprise people like will smith in irobot lol. I'm assuming that the prosthetic limb is very durable so I could punch concrete, otherwise no dice

th3warr1or