• scbasteve7@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    People may think he’s crazy, but part of psychedelics is hypersensitivity. I doubt he could actually see in the dark and smell landmines, but his brain probably recognized very small details and fabricated hallucinations based on what little he did pick up on.

    • ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      I sort of believe the seeing-in-the-dark thing. I was at an LSD party with my friends one night and we took a black frisbee out onto an unlit field (no moon) and threw it around without once dropping it. We just knew where everybody else was and where the disc was at all times. I dunno, maybe we could smell the frisbee.

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        1 month ago

        Your pupils get massive when you’re on LSD, so I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re able to let in more light to let you see better.

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        1 month ago

        Was anybody smoking? We always take a drag when we want the disc in the dark, bright cherry gets the toss

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      1 month ago

      Maybe the elevated brain energy along with the will to survive or to avoid imminent death might coerce other areas of the brain to align with survival.