Today we mourn the loss of Swiss chemist, Albert Hofmann, the man who in 1938 discovered lysergic acid diethylamide, otherwise known as LSD. Hofmann passed away at his home in Burg im Leimental at the age of 102.
According to stories, Hofmann accidentally became the drug's first human test patient when a drop of lysergic acid diethylamide came into contact with his finger during an experiment.
""I had to leave work for home because I was suddenly hit by a sudden feeling of unease and mild dizziness," Hofmann wrote in a memo to company bosses according to A
ssociated Press.
"Everything I saw was distorted as in a warped mirror," he said, describing his bicycle ride home. "I had the impression I was rooted to the spot. But my assistant told me we were actually going very fast."
Three days later, Hofmann experimented with a larger dose, the AP story said. The result was the world's first scientifically documented bad trip.
"The substance which I wanted to experiment with took over me. I was filled with an overwhelming fear that I would go crazy. I was transported to a different world, a different time," Hofmann wrote.
R.I.P FOUNDER OF MY YOUTH LOL
