On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 7:50 AM, Perry E. Metzger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > makes some rather bizarre claims, such as the suggestion that the > attackers would have voluntarily dosed themselves with LSD before > going into battle. Anyone with familiarity with the drug would know > that it would destroy all spatial sense and cause other horrible > visual distortions, and thus eliminate the ability to wield a weapon > effectively. One might as well wear frosted glasses when going out to > kill people. That claim alone makes the rest of the article subject to > doubt.
Um, "a friend" informs me that despite popular misconceptions about the effects of LSD, it's actually quite possible to perform complex spatio-temporal operations while tripping. Driving a car for example. Also the hyperfocus that sometimes results can sometimes actually be helpful in performing certain actions requiring fine motor control and hand-eye coordination (he says the "pinball wizard" effect can be real and verified by an uninvolved objective observer.) Now the claim is ridiculous for other reasons (LSD would hardly be the best performance enhancer for this situation) but it's not a priori impossible. -- Charles
