Just because you have not experienced something doesn't mean you don't have the ability to imagine it ( 8) I know you agree...) -My point being that I have imagined being made out of solid (living) metal (and other materials/elements) some of which I have willed, and others which I simply realized I had become unconsciously. I know that doesn't mean it would ever be the same as the "actual " experience would be, but I think it can come pretty close.
This topic reminds me of that scene near the end of "The Incredible Hulk" when Banner (Sr.) travels through various states of matter/existence after bombarding himself with gamma rays. -From one pspective it's a good analogy of man's stubborn pride and his futile attempt to become "God-like." This has nothing to do specifically with becoming a machine, I'm afraid, but I like threads that just keep on going and going. :yumdumdoodledum: