mais conhecido como lsd.
esta droga, matriarca da família dos psicadélicos, foi descoberta por acaso pelo dr. hofmann enquanto trabalhava nos laboratórios da sandoz (hoje, novartis) em basel. a sua mais famosa narrativa é sobre a sua aventura de bicicleta (bicycle day) pelas ruas de basel sob o efeito do lsd.
albert hofmann remembers very clearly the moment when, on a spring afternoon, riding his bicycle, the whole world - and his life - changed.
"everything in my field of vision wavered and was distorted as if seen in a curved mirror," says the chemist. "i had the feeling that i could not move from the spot. i was cycling, cycling, but the time seemed to stand still." it was 1943, and hofmann was experiencing the world's first lsd trip.
by the time the frightened 37-year-old research chemist reached home, he was terrified. the room spun. the walls rippled. his worried neighbour resembled a malevolent witch. he felt like he was dying.
after a few hours, the intensity of the experimental drug he'd dosed himself with fell and he was able to enjoy the "fantastic and impressive" effects. next day, he felt wonderful: "a sensation of wellbeing and renewed life flowed through me. the world was as if newly created."
ainda hoje pessoas recriam esta viagem, revendo a intensidade das luzes de basel, passando pela mesma ponte por onde hofmann passou, revivendo à maneira delas "the bicycle day"...
a ler: "lsd - my problem child" by a. hofmann
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