C20H25N3O
Lysergic acid diethylamide
This shit is weird, One day a bored old man by the name of Albert Hofman sythesized LSD thinking it would later help in health science research. Little did he know he had discovered a drug that revolutionalised the word "tripping". As he continued his reasearch he decided to test it on himself... a simple description was recorded while Dr. Albert was under the influence "remarkable restlessness, combined with a slight dizziness" and "an extremely stimulated imagination". Though, unfortunantly, further tests showed that perfectly healthy untainted test subjects became mentally ill and some fell to the wrath of schizophrenia. Years past, research seemed "unnecessary" to further knowledge on LSD, Albert himeslf quoted "I think that in human evolution it has never been as necessary to have this substance LSD. It is just a tool to turn us into what we are supposed to be". Though in later years he Hofmann became director of the natural products department at Sandoz and went on studying hallucinogenic substances found in Mexican mushrooms and other plants used by the aboriginal people. This led to the synthesis of psilocybin, the active agent of many "magic mushrooms. Hmmm, This post was more about Dr Albert Hafman than chemistry really, who cares.
Monday, March 9, 2009
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