That's the concept behind the researchers who are sending folks into DMT trips with complex math problems, trying to see if the entities people encounter will return a correct answer, thus establishing first contact.

[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

.... They actually got that approved? Fuck me, I couldn't even get my "impact of common coffee blends on researcher productivity" project past the IRB.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 months ago

Machine Elfs: "wtf? Do your own homework!"

[–] subignition@fedia.io 8 points 2 months ago

Pikmin truthers rejoice

[–] T156@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Not that it can't explain, but that the typical suspects aren't here. It could very well just be a new kind of chemical that's not being tested for, because they don't know it exists yet.

[–] ranzispa@mander.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

Hospital report that people eating it say the same thing. No known psychedelic compound has been found.

It could be anything. They report this happens with undercooked mushrooms, might as well be a protein.

Now, finding what it is that causes the effect will be very difficult...

You'd have to isolate all compounds in there which are not been previously tested and test them separately. Even then you may find nothing as the effect may be produced by a specific combination of compounds which have no activity when isolated.

Basically: we know it happens but have no idea why.

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Can't let an ounce of whimsy go uncrushed, can you?

[–] T156@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Is there no whimsy in there potentially being a novel compound we've not yet discovered that causes it?

Where's your excitement about verging into a new unknown?

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Someone was just trying to be poetic and then you pulled a "well actually"