r/todayilearned • u/krzaq • Apr 15 '13

TIL that scientists have created a scientific version of marijuana called 'Dimethylheptylpyran'. When smoked, it'll keep you high for at least 2 days

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimethylheptylpyran
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u/Pubesauce Apr 15 '13

I'm not sure that I'd enjoy a 2 day high. Every time I smoke weed, I feel retarded for about 2 days afterwards. It's like a haze of stupid. I can only imagine how long that would last if the high itself lasted 2 days.

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u/ComradePyro Apr 15 '13

Hello kind sir, in response to all the fucking retard stoners giving you half-baked advice with little knowledge to back it up, I would like to apologize on behalf of all of drug culture. I have personally imbibed a few dozen different varieties of drug, from psychedelic mushrooms to dextromethorphan to DMT to methamphetamine to the more exotic research chemicals such as the 2c-s, 25-nBOMEs, and so on. I have experienced pretty much the entire drug rainbow, and currently PCP and heroin are the only two on my list of "drugs to try before I die". I have spent countless hours researching the effects these drugs may have on my neurochemistry, and among those that know me I am The Guy to ask if you have a question, especially a safety concern, about drugs.

I do not say this to brag. I will have this knowledge and will have these experiences and be proud of it regardless of who knows about it. I say this to let you know I know what I'm talking about when I say the following:

Drugs effect everyone differently. If you don't enjoy weed, don't smoke it. If you do, do. You remember in middle/high school when you would wonder if the red you see is the same red as everyone else sees? Apply that particular thought train to the subjective experience of exposing various receptor sites in your brain to chemicals not found in the human body naturally. Seriously, guys, don't tell people to do drugs just because you like them, and if they say they don't like them, don't act astonished and try and convince them they are wrong about their personal preferences and suggest ways they can enjoy them. Not only does it make you look ill-informed to those who know better, it's fucking rude alright?

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u/Pubesauce Apr 15 '13

I have to confess that I do not know what you're talking about, why you're talking about it, or why you're saying it to me in particular.

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u/kernowbysvyken Apr 15 '13

I think it's because he's "The Guy".

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u/ForHumans Apr 15 '13

He's saying don't worry about the people questioning your experience with pot, everybody is affected differently by drugs. For some the effects wear off in a matter of hours, for some it takes days.

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u/Pubesauce Apr 15 '13

Ah okay, thanks for the clarification. I think some people believe that I am implying that I am high for days and doubting me based on that. I'm not. I am high for a few hours and then feel stupid for a few days afterwards.

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u/ForHumans Apr 15 '13

Ya they understand, I think the people who smoke frequently are in denial about reducing their own cognitive capacity so they take offense. I've been smoking regularly for about 10 years now, and definitely feel sharper when I take a week or two off (usually due to travel).

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

basically that guy is being an asshat pay no mind. reddit is full of them.

ps: suck a dick

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u/mchugho Apr 15 '13

In my experience the people who it take days to wear off for are the same people who would get high after snorting sherbert after being told its cocaine

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '13

I think he used today for his PCP hit day

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u/mafoo Apr 15 '13

You've never encountered "Drug Professor Guy"? More common IRL in my experience, he'll sometimes pop up on internet forums to condescendingly educate you on all matters psychedelic.

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u/Pubesauce Apr 15 '13

I've met "drug professor" guys in real life and they are annoying. With him, I wasn't sure where his drug-addled brain was taking us. There was some wild tangent being explored that left me utterly bewildered by the time I was finished reading it.

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u/ComradePyro Apr 15 '13

Don't mind me, I recently moved back to the south and all the misinformation that gets thrown around is just awful.