new fake science section (can be found in first few ooc posts)

[hider=Creating Automatons, as the Wasteland Cities did it]
[color=F8CFF0](𝓟lease note that this information would only be available to select individuals-primarily those who attended the Polytechnique Institute-and that it is not wholly complete, as there are parts that have been lost since the Wasteland Wars)

[u][b]𝓣he 𝓖eneral 𝓟rocedure[/b][/u]
1. 𝓔xtract cerebral matter; use the process of [b]centri-filtration[/b] (addressed later in this section) in order to separate out the raw Myalo; takes ~3 hours

2. 𝓤se a process known as [b]clockwork compatibilization[/b] (addressed later in this section) to enhance the success rate of binding Myalo with the metal body; takes ~3 hours

3. 𝓛eave the metal brain and the clockwork-compatibilized Myalo in a [b]shadow jar[/b] (see "Shades and Automatons" hider) together for ~5 hours so that the two can "bind" together

4. 𝓘nsert the clockwork brain into the body of the automaton

[u][b]𝓣he 𝓟rocess of 𝓒entri-filtration[/b][/u]
1. 𝓞pen a channel at the crown of the head with an [b]abralye[/b], which is a small blade-a cross between a needle and a scalpel-that can drill a hole into a human skull at a precise point without killing the person (thanks to a combination of ancient magic and runes); these are found in some archaeological excavations to the east and the south, and most are imported from Brassham City

2. 𝓤se [b]Chlrika[/b], a mixture of substances created with ancient sorcery originating from the southern tip of the Known World, to degrade the cerebral matter by pouring it directly into the channel created by the abralye (~1 hour)

3. 𝓦hen the Chlrika has fully broken down the cerebral matter, clear vapors will begin to emerge from the channel. At this stage, one should insert a thin tube into the channel and guide the emerging vapors and/or other substances into a flask. The substance in the flask at the end of this step should be a dark grey color, with the consistency of oatmeal

4. 𝓤se a [b]spiral filter[/b], a device made of bronze and glass and powered by steam, to spin the contents of the flask at a high velocity in order to separate out the raw Myalo by density. The raw Myalo will be visible as a viscous, dark black substance at the very bottom of the flask/container once this step has been completed

[u][b]𝓣he 𝓟rocess of 𝓒lockwork 𝓒ompatibilization[/b][/u]
1. 𝓝ot very much is known about this

2. 𝓝evertheless, the basics of this procedure involve infusing raw Myalo with a certain "essence of electricity" in order to make it more compatible with the automaton brain and therefore increase the success rate of binding energy from the human mind with a clockwork body

3. 𝓢cientists have speculated that this "essence of electricity" is somehow derived from either lightning or magical energy from an underground source

4. 𝓝ote that Myalo that has been "clockwork compatibilized" is a light gray color, as opposed to the dark black of raw Myalo[/color]

[hider=A (partially)recovered manuscript, found in Headmaster Henderson-Kipps' private collection][color=F8CFF0]
December 19th, 1855
[center][i]A study of the optimal methods to synthesize Myalo with the brain of a clockwork automaton[/i]
By Edward Lightfeather, Wilhelmina Sullivan, and George Lenore[/center]
[u][b]Background[/b][/u]
In the light of recent developments in the field of automation, the work of Astory and Brill[sup]1[/sup](1853) in synthesizing Myalo extracted from the human brain with the brain of a clockwork automaton is revolutionary, although not without faults. The method proposed by Astory and Brill, and subsequently employed by most scientists in creating clockwork automatons, has about a 63.1% success rate, as shown by statistics compiled by Paulsi[sup]2[/sup](1855). In this paper, we investigate the effectiveness of a method known as centri-filtration and first used by Walter and Clarkson[sup]3[/sup](1854) and a new procedure known as "clockwork compatibilization" (CC). 

Centri-filtration is the filtration of raw Myalo (MYA) from the human brain after the human brain has been infused with a mixture of substances (known collectively as "Chlrika") that will degrade the brain matter. After the Chlrika procedure is performed, which will naturally break down the cells and material that makes up the human brain, leaving it in its most basic form, the brain matter is separated out by density, which allows the raw Myalo to be filtered out from the other brain matter.

Raw Myalo itself is a viscous, pure black substance. However, if left over time, it gradually becomes less and less viscous. If it is left alone in a shadow jar (SJ) for more than a year, the raw Myalo will become gaseous, resembling black smoke, as discovered by Wolfe[sup]4[/sup](1855). The properties of gaseous raw Myalo are still largely unknown."

Clockwork compatibilization, which we refer to as "CC" in shorthand, is a procedure that we performed after the raw MYA was successfully extracted from test subject #21. The basics of this procedure involve infusing the raw MYA with the essence of electricity in order to make it more compatible with the clockwork automaton's brain and therefore increase the success rate of binding a human mind with a clockwork body. Myalo that has undergone the CC procedure is referred to as "CC-MYA" in shorthand.
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