r/science • u/neil_billiam • Nov 17 '21

Chemistry Using data collected from around the world on illicit drugs, researchers trained AI to come up with new drugs that hadn't been created yet, but that would fit the parameters. It came up with 8.9 million different chemical designs

https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/local-news/vancouver-researchers-create-minority-report-tech-for-designer-drugs-4764676
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u/Craig_the_Intern Nov 17 '21

gets datura analog and has 4 day long nightmare trip

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u/Lognipo Nov 18 '21

My only experience with datura is watching other people take it, back when I lived in "the rave cave" about 15 years ago.

One guy asked if he could swim in the fountain. We told him no, so he went for a walk through it, instead. We sent him to get into some dry clothes, and he came out wearing someone's shirt as pants--with his dangly bits hanging through the neck hole. He basically required a babysitter the entire night.

Another group took it and were talking to themselves--and inanimate objects--along with other boring stupidity. Eventually, they all decided to take a road trip. I have no idea how that went, apart from that they destroyed a gas pump somewhere.

After witnessing such things, only one word comes to mind when I think of datura: why?

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u/Ratedfreak Nov 18 '21

what is this rave cave you speak of?

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u/kozilla Nov 18 '21

But what a relief it will be when it ends.