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Dr. Albert Hofmann, Father of LSD

Dr. Albert Hofmann, the Swiss chemist who first synthesized Lysergic acid diethylamide in 1938 and first consumed it in 1943, has reportedly died at the age of 102. See, drugs will kill you. (In the attached clip, children at Timothy Leary's Millbrook estate describe their experiences on acid— "it can become even more important than reading the bible six times.")

5:53 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Pareene
1,493 views, 42 comments

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Trippy!

A Brief History of Acid

Everyone loves LSD. It makes you smarter, happier, and life gets totally interesting. (Actually, it's so freaking scary it makes me cry. Drugs're bad, mm'kay?) But what sweet, sweet chemical elves invented the stuff? And why? Well, sure, you could read some musty old text on the subject, but that's hardly trippy. Instead, here it is in cartoon form! [phocks.org via Digg] While we're on the subject, what was your best/worst psychedelic experience?

11:34 AM on Sun Mar 30 2008
By ian spiegelman
2,977 views, 60 comments

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