Archive footage from 1964 of Royal Marine Commando volunteers filmed on a field exercise after taking LSD at Porton Down. It documents a British military drug trial.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN cites it as evidence for strange military experiments, in particular soldiers being dosed with LSD to test their performance.
“The British army actually dosed soldiers with LSD to see how they'd perform in drills.”HN comment, 2022
Example of strange military experiments, LSD trials.
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We might never know what is currently in use, but I'm convinced that any wild and wacky idea has been tried by somebody. Some fun ones off the top of my head: - Meet Wojtek the bear: link - AT-Dogs: link - Ships made of ice and saw dust: link - Funny tanks: link - Pink camouflage: link - Gay Bomb: link - LSD Trials: this video - Portable nuclear launcher: link Also dogs don't need to attach handcuffs, it suffices that they chomp on your leg. And that they can be trained for easily enough.
Cites itstef25Mar 2022
“The British army actually dosed soldiers with LSD to see how they'd perform in drills.”
Footage of British soldiers dosed with LSD during drills.
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The British army actually dosed soldiers with LSD to see how they'd perform in drills. Needless to say the result was hilarious (climbing trees to feed the birds, incapable of reading maps) this video Not sure if I'd trust people tripping around ballistic missiles though. These guys have been living in rough conditions, underfed and sleep deprived ... not the best "setting".
Cites itdefrostApr 2023
“if you joined the British Army in days of yore you might have found yourself ordered to take LSD.”
British soldiers were once ordered to take LSD.
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Oddly enough if you joined the British Army in days of yore you might have found yourself ordered to take LSD. this video ( Likely also true for other countries, eg: USofA, etc )
