And people say yardwork can’t be surprisingly fun.
stinging nettle
Submitted 2 years ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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Death_Equity@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Toes@ani.social 2 years ago
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 2 years ago
Lmao my whole family quotes this: ‘DONT LET YOUR DREAMS BE DREAMS!’
Rubisco@slrpnk.net 2 years ago
rockerface@lemm.ee 2 years ago
now this is an evil scientist plan I can get behind
waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world 2 years ago
LET HER COOK
rockSlayer@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Botanists, can you please get started on the research?
b000rg@midwest.social 2 years ago
Stinging nettle -> singing nettle
Case@lemmynsfw.com 2 years ago
Now I’m thinking of some wide spread agent like pollen being laced with naturally occurring psychedelics.
I mean, pollen, as an allergen is often taken in through the nose, which is a great route of administration to affect the brain quickly.
Oh the rag weed count is high? Get ready to trip balls people, lol.
CommissarVulpin@lemmy.world 2 years ago
This would have been a much better movie than whatever The Happening was about.
littlebluespark@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Can I sign up for a timeline change, please?
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 years ago
I sat on a stinging nettle while in shorts once without realizing it was there until I sat on it. Would not recommend.
JokeDeity@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Where do I meet her? All the ones I have been with were indeed thinking of other men.
flora_explora@beehaw.org 2 years ago
I don’t get it. If the sting of U. pelulifera already contains bufotenin, what genetic change would be needed for a psychedelic sting? Wikipedia says bufotenin is a psychedelic substance and a DMT analog.
Fun fact: while searching for this, I’ve found that apparently some people seem to have elevated levels of bufotenin in their pee. Could be another source…
fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 years ago
Gonna need a bigger dose.
Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
I would guess the change would be to produce more bufotenin and less stinging, rather than adding bufotenin out of whole cloth.
Still probably more than one change, but theoretically feasible to manually breed a population of hallucinogenic stinging nettles if you’re open to being stung a lot for testing.
flora_explora@beehaw.org 2 years ago
Oh, I thought that it was qualitatively already a psychedelic sting. But yeah, quantity is key here xD
nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 years ago
Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 2 years ago
“Tiny genetic change”
Oof. Would that it were so easy…
nxdefiant@startrek.website 2 years ago
Genes are very small, so, you know, technically correct
Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 2 years ago
The best kind of correct!