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Here's a more detailed description for those that like to read up: https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/nasa-spiders-drugs-experiment/

Curiously enough when a similar experiment was first performed decades earlier the original intent was to get the spiders to weave their webs during different times of the day, rather than alter the pattern.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

Would have been interesting to see what happened with alcohol, ecstacy, cocaine, heroin, etc. The last one might have just been a blank square though.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 7 months ago

I mean, I think they did great. If they did those tests on me it would just be four blank panels with a light coating of Dorito dust.

[–] [email protected] 79 points 7 months ago (7 children)

Here's a short video talking about the results of this experiment, and how each spider reacted to the different drugs.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

I know what video is without even opening, lol

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I only came in here to make sure this was posted. I don't even have to click the link to know it's the right video.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

"For more information on the crack spider's bitch, contact the Canadian Wildlife Service in Ottawa"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Very educational, thanks for sharing!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago

I will never not watch that video.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

"building webs is fo suckas"

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Apparently microdosing LSD was the only thing that improved web quality.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

I am LSD and I approved this message.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 7 months ago (1 children)

This says nothing about how the dosage was decided.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, welcome to pre-2000 science. Things were a bit more basic then.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Everyone must’ve got a lot smarter after 2000.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, our current scientific literature is known by the high quality and good methodology of the papers.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

I’m sorry, my last knowledge update does not address this area. If you’re looking for specific medical advice, please consult a doctor.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Caffeine is an insecticide.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Can be used as an insecticide.

It can be a poison to humans too - the poison is in the portion, after all.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Even in minute amounts. It's the whole reason plants started producing caffeine. But you have also run into the big flaw in this, what is the portion they are using?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

So all the little bugs inside of me are dead?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

RIP little guys.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 7 months ago

Good thing spiders aren’t insects then, I guess?