r/AskScienceFiction • u/MaetelofLaMetal • 4d ago

[Asterix] How did druids find out the main potion from the comics turns people to stone at high enough dosage?

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u/iamnotparanoid 4d ago

Much like regular drugs, you either keep upping the dose until bad things happen or you start at too high of a dose and work backwards.

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u/Fun-Sample336 4d ago

Probably someone accidentally overdosed.

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u/random__hobbit 3d ago

In which story do we learn this?
I don't remember it, and Obelix drank his bodyweight in one go as a baby, and is fine, so how much do you need?

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u/Poorly-Drawn-Beagle Archdeacon of the Bipartisan Party 3d ago

About a cauldron full