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I've tried diethyl ether <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethyl_ether#Recreational_use> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethyl_ether#Recreational_use... recreati

I've tried diethyl ether <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethyl_ether#Recreational_use> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethyl_ether#Recreational_use... recreationally. It is interesting (the metacognition part) but not very pleasant (the vapour is odourous and actually painful on your nose/lungs if huffed), and difficult to swallow if ingested. Also you stink for hours afterwards. And it's dangerously flammable. As always, when I try something new I do a lot of reading up first to suss the risks, and one article I came across claimed that it was less harmful than alcohol. I don't know if that's true, just reporting. Read up erowid experiences first if you do try it. And if you do, don't be fucking stupid - I get tired of the way people so easily abuse any drug, even alcohol. Perhaps especially alcohol. I can't particularly recommend it. FYI anyway. edit: formatting

k__ 8y ago
lol, is this the stuff they take in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" when they see the crocodiles?
- tempguy9999 8y ago
  Umm, I doubt it. I mentioned ether in response to the question about alcohol, and didn't make it clear that my point was the effect is similar to alcohol (though not quite the same - you retain some clarity and you don't get hungry afterwards). You're no more likely to hallucinate on one any more than the other IME. I guess it's acid or mescaline instead. I understand that F&LiLV tended to big up (or even invent) the drugs' effects (bullshit about adrenochrome? "In the DVD commentary, director Terry Gilliam admits that his and Thompson's portrayal is a fictional exaggeration" <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenochrome> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenochrome>). Ether just gets you pissed a bit like booze, that's all. Oh, here we go “The only thing that really worried me was the ether. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge. And I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon [...]” <https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/320840-the-only-thing-that-really-worried-me-was-the-ether> https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/320840-the-only-thing-that-... yep, that strikes me as bullshit.
- WalterSear 8y ago
  No it's the stuff they take when they are falling all over the indoor carnival ride.
  - tempguy9999 8y ago
    Found a clip of that part from that info (thanks!) Can confirm it's undiluted crap. That's one film definitely off my list now.

k__ 8y ago

lol, is this the stuff they take in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" when they see the crocodiles?

tempguy9999 8y ago
Umm, I doubt it. I mentioned ether in response to the question about alcohol, and didn't make it clear that my point was the effect is similar to alcohol (though not quite the same - you retain some clarity and you don't get hungry afterwards). You're no more likely to hallucinate on one any more than the other IME. I guess it's acid or mescaline instead. I understand that F&LiLV tended to big up (or even invent) the drugs' effects (bullshit about adrenochrome? "In the DVD commentary, director Terry Gilliam admits that his and Thompson's portrayal is a fictional exaggeration" <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenochrome> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenochrome>). Ether just gets you pissed a bit like booze, that's all. Oh, here we go “The only thing that really worried me was the ether. There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge. And I knew we'd get into that rotten stuff pretty soon [...]” <https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/320840-the-only-thing-that-really-worried-me-was-the-ether> https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/320840-the-only-thing-that-... yep, that strikes me as bullshit.
WalterSear 8y ago
No it's the stuff they take when they are falling all over the indoor carnival ride.
- tempguy9999 8y ago
  Found a clip of that part from that info (thanks!) Can confirm it's undiluted crap. That's one film definitely off my list now.