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> Did those "scientists" even know what they were testing ? They thought they did. Check out the original paper. They found that many animals needed higher (re
by nandemo 11y ago
> Did those "scientists" even know what they were testing ?
They thought they did. Check out the original paper. They found that many animals needed higher (relative) dosages to get affected, administered up to 1mg/kg to macaques (no death), and found that 6.5mg/kg was necessary to kill a cat.
"Lysergic Acid Diethylamide: Its Effects on a Male Asiatic Elephant" http://www.psych.ufl.edu/~steh/PSB3002/LSDelephant.pdf http://www.psych.ufl.edu/~steh/PSB3002/LSDelephant.pdf
- pbhjpbhj 11y agoInteresting read: It's quite surprising that they didn't start with a lower dose for Tusko the elephant.