I'll have some of that please.....
6 Comments Published by Tom Gara on Sunday, September 25 at Sunday, September 25, 2005.
I just stubled across this great series of drawings, done by a patient in a 1950's US government test looking at the effect of a decent dose of LSD on the way people behave. Ahh the glory days of science. This "patient" (obviously a fairly talented artist to begin with) is "scientifically" loaded up with acid, and is asked the draw portraits of the doctor who gave him the drug, over the 8 hour long trip he goes on.....Just check the whole thing out, but as a peek:
"First drawing is done 20 minutes after the first dose.....The subject of the experiment reports - 'Condition normal... no effect from the drug yet'. "
2.5 hours into the trip - "Upon completing the drawing the patient starts laughing, then becomes startled by something on the floor.":
2.45 hours into the trip - "Patient tries to climb into activity box, and is generally agitated- 'I am... everything is... changed... they're calling... your face... interwoven... who is...'......Patient mumbles inaudibly to a tune...."
Now that's science!....It seems like decent psychoactive drug testing, along with monument building, is one of those things we have collectively chickened out of as a civilisation. Bunch of sissies we are.....
"First drawing is done 20 minutes after the first dose.....The subject of the experiment reports - 'Condition normal... no effect from the drug yet'. "
2.5 hours into the trip - "Upon completing the drawing the patient starts laughing, then becomes startled by something on the floor.":
2.45 hours into the trip - "Patient tries to climb into activity box, and is generally agitated- 'I am... everything is... changed... they're calling... your face... interwoven... who is...'......Patient mumbles inaudibly to a tune...."
Now that's science!....It seems like decent psychoactive drug testing, along with monument building, is one of those things we have collectively chickened out of as a civilisation. Bunch of sissies we are.....
erm...aiesec.net is down. if i were you, i'd hide!
In the words of Timothy Leary, "you are only as young as the last time you changed your mind. Turn on, tune in and drop out" He must turn in his grave everytime a post like this is made:)
He he ... where can I do one of these tests :)
Turn in his grave in a good way or a bad way?
Its all academic anyhow, Timothy Leary doesnt have a grave...his ashes were shot into space as far as I can remember....
good way. yes his ashes were burried in space; I meant that in a symbolic sense.
This makes me think of Electric Kool-aid Acid Test...and Ken Kesey