"There are countless horrible things happening all over the world and horrible people prospering, but we must never allow them to disturb our equanimity or deflect us from our sacred duty to sabotage and annoy them whenever possible." -Auberon Waugh
The topic has always interested me since I found out that Bromides were supposedly also used to cool military libido. But there are obvious risks and apparently the Allies also experimented with "pep pills" and rejected them: "World War II: Methamphetamine and amphetamine are given to Allied bomber pilots to sustain them on long flights. The experiment fails because soldiers become irritable and can't channel their aggression."
The topic has always interested me since I found out that Bromides were supposedly also used to cool military libido. But there are obvious risks and apparently the Allies also experimented with "pep pills" and rejected them:
ReplyDelete"World War II: Methamphetamine and amphetamine are given to Allied bomber pilots to sustain them on long flights. The experiment fails because soldiers become irritable and can't channel their aggression."
http://healthvermont.gov/adap/meth/brief_history.aspx
Richard just said, "Yeah, there's nothing worse than a aggressive pilot."
ReplyDeleteCan't channel their aggression, you say? That's what the enemy is for.
Hm. I wonder what the Choomer-in-Chief is using.
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