So imagine you’re drinking a nice botle of skooma mind your own business. Then N’wah you’re blasting out of both ends! my hearts a seizing, my lungs are weizing! Switting walls are melting! I can hear Sithis’s voice! He telling me that a new hand has touched the beacon! What does that why mean!? Why does he mant me to touch a beacon!?
The suggestion that the Salem Witch Trials were related to ergot poisoning was made popular by Linnda Caporael (who was an undergrad student with no scholarship into phycology or New England history) in the April, 1976 edition of Science magazine. And it wasn't the witches that were supposed to have been effected in this theory, but the victims. It was debunked almost immediately; as ergot poisoning effects everyone eating it but only 1 or 2 members of any household were ever effected and the symptoms didn't even resemble ergotism. The theory largely gained popularity at the time because of people's fascination with fear-mongering of LSD. It's weird that almost 50 years later people would still be repeating a theory that was discredited within weeks. Shortly after the appearance of this article, Nicholas Spanos and Jack Gottieb published a full review of the theory also in Science magazine. In their response, Spanos and Gottieb firmly concluded: “The available evidence does not support the hypothesis that ergot poisoning played a role in the Salem crisis. The general features of the crisis did not resemble an ergotism epidemic. The symptoms of the afflicted girls and of the other witnesses were not those of convulsive ergotism. And the abrupt ending of the crisis, and the remorse and second thoughts of those who judged and testified against the accused, can be explained without recourse to the ergotism hypothesis” (Nicholas Spanos & Jack Gottieb, 1394). Three of my family were put on trial in Salem in 1692 and two of them put to death including my 11th great-grandmother Mary Towne Eastey and her sister Rebecca Nurse. Many people later admitted that they made up their testimonies either through coercion or just for fun. For example, the testimony of Daniel Elliott in favor of Elizabeth Proctor describes a March incident where an afflicted witness claimed to see a specter but admitted “she did it for sport, they must have some sport.” (Bernard Rosenthal, 537) Before she was executed my great-grandmother wrote an impassioned plea for reason and better education that's still needed today.
I've spent a lot of time around people who were very high on various substances (sometimes I was high with them, sometimes I was the sober one) and in my experience, people who are stoned/ripped/twisted out of this world do not display the consistent behavior of the witch trials. I can't claim expertise on the trials themselves, but it does seem that their accusations and "testing" methods were too repetitive for a whole town of people who were suffering drug-induced hallucinations and delusions. I think mass hysteria is just a polite way of saying "idiots doing idiot things because they're idiots." In some cases, you could substitute "bigots" for "idiots" and it would work just as well.
It has such varied effects it seems to be an amphetamine stimulant sometimes, an opioid in others and a dissociative hallucinogen at other times. I guess It's dose dependent but it doesn't really make much sense. Maybe it's abit like PCP?
I know Cyberpunk was brought up and you reponded to the blood pump, but there's a fair bit of information of the Sandevistan and it might be an interesting topic if you cover more than substances and medicines!
Nice video But i gotta correct you at 7:50 You said that long term use of psychedelics can “damage” structures as in damaging the brain, that is false. Long term psychedelics use will change neuro chemistry as will anything in life if done long term. Psychedelics wont damage your brain like you’ve stated. If you want help regarding the nature of psychoactive substances let me know! I study their chemistry and impact on society and now more than ever we need to spread awareness and not misinformation! Ps: Skooma is probably opium.
I appreciate your comment and I am well versed on the topic as well. I understand and have learned about the potential applications about psychedelics especially in their ability to help with treatment resistant depression in end of life care. According to multiple studies published in nature and other peer reviewed sources (I'll post their titles below...) long term psychedelic use has been associated with structural changes in the brain and cognitive changes as well. I think it's important to be mindful of these types of studies even if one is supportive of therapeutic psychedelic use as psychedelics are still emerging drugs in medicine and we do NOT have enough long term scientific data on their use. Studies: Developmental changes in brain structure and function following exposure to oral LSD during adolescence Long-term use of psychedelic drugs is associated with differences in brain structure and personality in humans
@@warmb33fthanks for answering and please forgive me for my English. My attempt was to clarify that those changes aren’t malignant like I’ve felt they were portrayed by you. Furthermore i have to disagree with you again, many psychadelic tryptamines have been used in traditional medicine for millennia. MDMA (even tho not a “true” psychedelic) actually is one of the most researched molecules in modern medicine. I’m sorry for criticising so much, you made a great vid and there’s a need for fictional drug analysis in a real pharmacological way, but unfortunately this topic attracts a lot of pro/contra biases.
it does exist, back in the middle ages it was called "laudanum" or "milk of the poppy" from GOT. In our day in age the closest derivative would be codeine cough syrup/Lean.
Thrown off completely by the intro, and almost clicked off 😅 But loved the rest of the video, I am genuinely interested in the idea of science backed lore
I'm glad you stayed for the rest of the video hahah!. Your comment means a lot so thank you! It's such a fun mental exercise making these videos and I'm looking forward to making more! Lmk if there are any video games you want me to cover the medicine behind :)
Wait moon sugar isnt a drug in itself? I thought skooma was just an opioid and dellirient combo resulting in its varying effects based on personal body chemistry, maybe idk.
@@danielbasey-link5178 according to the wiki, it's plausible some type of fungus grows on it to cause the hallucinogenic effects given that it becomes more potent when moldy
@warmb33f im speaking of moon sugar, and the lore surrounding it. honestly your focus on ergot had me a bit dissapointed, considering the effects known to be caused by plants in the night shade family and their interactions with psychoactive drugs, but really its a matter of different empirical evidences, believe what you want, its a game anyway isnt it?
@@danielbasey-link5178 not sure man, I was going based off the wiki and uesp. at the end of the day it's all theorycrafting and a fun mental exercise :)
Moon Sugar by itself only has drug like effects on non-Khajiit iirc, that or the Khajiit are just resistant to its natural narcotic properties. Which is why it’s such common place for it to be used as a spice in traditional Kahjiiti cooking.
I recall defining delusions as fixed false beliefs, whereas hallucinations were the perception of stimuli that does not exist (expanded on it with an example)
If this video reaches 300 likes I'll make a follow up video based on the most suggested video game in the comments!
I think the nightshade looks alot more like Aconite
@hallowacko true, depends on what part of the life cycle the flower is in. It's all theorycrafting at the end of the day :)
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So imagine you’re drinking a nice botle of skooma mind your own business. Then N’wah you’re blasting out of both ends! my hearts a seizing, my lungs are weizing! Switting walls are melting! I can hear Sithis’s voice! He telling me that a new hand has touched the beacon! What does that why mean!? Why does he mant me to touch a beacon!?
average skooma experience
Did we all attend to the classes of Sa'monela Telvannis here?
@@A.Odara.23yes
The broken miridias beacon lines that just pop out randomly with too many mods is just chefs kiss😂
did not expect to see this so soon! great video
tysm, glad you enjoyed it!
I dont know how many videos like this you'll be able to make but im enjoying them
tysm! i'm really glad you enjoyed the video, i'll def keep making more since the response has been so positive :)
A video on Jet or Buffout might be nice
@@SwagRum76_ hell yeah!
Great video my man 😤
Thank you my man!
Dude I LOVE the intro 😂 boy killin it
Hahaha, it was a late night stroke of genius! Glad you liked it Kayo, there's more where that came from!
The suggestion that the Salem Witch Trials were related to ergot poisoning was made popular by Linnda Caporael (who was an undergrad student with no scholarship into phycology or New England history) in the April, 1976 edition of Science magazine. And it wasn't the witches that were supposed to have been effected in this theory, but the victims. It was debunked almost immediately; as ergot poisoning effects everyone eating it but only 1 or 2 members of any household were ever effected and the symptoms didn't even resemble ergotism. The theory largely gained popularity at the time because of people's fascination with fear-mongering of LSD.
It's weird that almost 50 years later people would still be repeating a theory that was discredited within weeks. Shortly after the appearance of this article, Nicholas Spanos and Jack Gottieb published a full review of the theory also in Science magazine. In their response, Spanos and Gottieb firmly concluded:
“The available evidence does not support the hypothesis that ergot poisoning played a role in the Salem crisis. The general features of the crisis did not resemble an ergotism epidemic. The symptoms of the afflicted girls and of the other witnesses were not those of convulsive ergotism. And the abrupt ending of the crisis, and the remorse and second thoughts of those who judged and testified against the accused, can be explained without recourse to the ergotism hypothesis” (Nicholas Spanos & Jack Gottieb, 1394).
Three of my family were put on trial in Salem in 1692 and two of them put to death including my 11th great-grandmother Mary Towne Eastey and her sister Rebecca Nurse. Many people later admitted that they made up their testimonies either through coercion or just for fun. For example, the testimony of Daniel Elliott in favor of Elizabeth Proctor describes a March incident where an afflicted witness claimed to see a specter but admitted “she did it for sport, they must have some sport.” (Bernard Rosenthal, 537) Before she was executed my great-grandmother wrote an impassioned plea for reason and better education that's still needed today.
I've spent a lot of time around people who were very high on various substances (sometimes I was high with them, sometimes I was the sober one) and in my experience, people who are stoned/ripped/twisted out of this world do not display the consistent behavior of the witch trials. I can't claim expertise on the trials themselves, but it does seem that their accusations and "testing" methods were too repetitive for a whole town of people who were suffering drug-induced hallucinations and delusions.
I think mass hysteria is just a polite way of saying "idiots doing idiot things because they're idiots."
In some cases, you could substitute "bigots" for "idiots" and it would work just as well.
bro actually made a video about skooma lol
we love skooma
Legalize skooma
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skooma mentioned 😩
I love it when google tries to translate stuff like this xD
It has such varied effects it seems to be an amphetamine stimulant sometimes, an opioid in others and a dissociative hallucinogen at other times. I guess It's dose dependent but it doesn't really make much sense. Maybe it's abit like PCP?
it honestly could be, i think there are a lot of potential substances that skooma could have
Beefy going crazy!!
@@TheDeckSpot 2025 is our year
"State of delusional euphoria and lethargy"
That's how I felt when I tried ampethamine for the first time. Would now recommend 😂
amphetamine made you feel lethargic?
I know Cyberpunk was brought up and you reponded to the blood pump, but there's a fair bit of information of the Sandevistan and it might be an interesting topic if you cover more than substances and medicines!
I'm definitely going to research more of it, the sandevistan is such cool cyberware!
"A guard saw a psgic monk appear from thin air man he must lay off the skooma " rough quote from a Skyrim guard forgive any spelling errors
@@blooddragon5352 Local Skyrim man high off skooma
@warmb33f lol
how about some of the drugs from cyberpunk (the original rpg)
that's a great idea, did you have any in mind?
@@warmb33f Not a drug, but the blood pump sounds like a really cool topic to cover!
@BuckOrosco omg I love the idea of that! Might even be the next video since it would go into a lot of the anatomy of the heart
@@warmb33f You could look at Blue Glass, Black Lace/Dorph or Smash. I don't have anything outside of the source book so I don't know of the others.
@warmb33f Oh absolutely! Besides accelerated healing and adrenaline are fun topics!
I am fascinated by RPG drugs. Especially in fallout. I would love to see a more in depth alchemy and cooking system in a game someday
hell ya, that would be dope!
Nice video
But i gotta correct you at 7:50
You said that long term use of psychedelics can “damage” structures as in damaging the brain, that is false.
Long term psychedelics use will change neuro chemistry as will anything in life if done long term.
Psychedelics wont damage your brain like you’ve stated.
If you want help regarding the nature of psychoactive substances let me know! I study their chemistry and impact on society and now more than ever we need to spread awareness and not misinformation!
Ps: Skooma is probably opium.
I appreciate your comment and I am well versed on the topic as well. I understand and have learned about the potential applications about psychedelics especially in their ability to help with treatment resistant depression in end of life care. According to multiple studies published in nature and other peer reviewed sources (I'll post their titles below...) long term psychedelic use has been associated with structural changes in the brain and cognitive changes as well. I think it's important to be mindful of these types of studies even if one is supportive of therapeutic psychedelic use as psychedelics are still emerging drugs in medicine and we do NOT have enough long term scientific data on their use.
Studies: Developmental changes in brain structure and function following exposure to oral LSD during adolescence
Long-term use of psychedelic drugs is associated with differences in brain structure and personality in humans
@@warmb33fthanks for answering and please forgive me for my English.
My attempt was to clarify that those changes aren’t malignant like I’ve felt they were portrayed by you.
Furthermore i have to disagree with you again, many psychadelic tryptamines have been used in traditional medicine for millennia.
MDMA (even tho not a “true” psychedelic) actually is one of the most researched molecules in modern medicine.
I’m sorry for criticising so much, you made a great vid and there’s a need for fictional drug analysis in a real pharmacological way, but unfortunately this topic attracts a lot of pro/contra biases.
Depends on the psychedelic
w beef upload?
Always W
I like this one more I think! I just went through abgs doing self study.
Woooooooo!!!!
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it does exist, back in the middle ages it was called "laudanum" or "milk of the poppy" from GOT. In our day in age the closest derivative would be codeine cough syrup/Lean.
I don't think opium would explain all the effects of skooma, likely has more than just that.
A video about mentats would be cool , thers probably got to be like a real world equivalent from the 60s
100% I'm def thinking about doing a video on mentats! I think it has real world equivalents
I think it's basically supposed to be Adderall
oh thanks, now i can make real life skooma.
Enjoy skooma responsibly 😳
So magicka is obviously off the table lol what what would you equate health and stamina potions with?
@@aliciagreen5411 hard to say, might need to research more on it. perhaps stem cells??
If only NPCs in Skyrim went bonkers when taking skooma.
@@kahrnivor fr, they missed out on the opportunity
W video
@@supervegito_vr ayyye let's go!
It might be interesting to see how you think the fictional "forced evolution virus" from fallout would affect someone!
I love that idea! Could go a lot into how viruses work and theory of evolution 👀 putting that on the list!
@warmb33f Theshoddycast has a video on it, it may help!
i stg if he says its basically lean
@@CircaSriYak LOL it's always lean if you really think about it
I can imagine a bad batch of Skooma leading to an outbreak of dancing hysteria (ergotism) in a Kahjit caravan.
surprise khajiit rave party but i wonder if this has actually occurred in TES lore lol seems plausible
Thrown off completely by the intro, and almost clicked off 😅
But loved the rest of the video, I am genuinely interested in the idea of science backed lore
I'm glad you stayed for the rest of the video hahah!. Your comment means a lot so thank you! It's such a fun mental exercise making these videos and I'm looking forward to making more! Lmk if there are any video games you want me to cover the medicine behind :)
Wait moon sugar isnt a drug in itself? I thought skooma was just an opioid and dellirient combo resulting in its varying effects based on personal body chemistry, maybe idk.
@@danielbasey-link5178 according to the wiki, it's plausible some type of fungus grows on it to cause the hallucinogenic effects given that it becomes more potent when moldy
@warmb33f im speaking of moon sugar, and the lore surrounding it. honestly your focus on ergot had me a bit dissapointed, considering the effects known to be caused by plants in the night shade family and their interactions with psychoactive drugs, but really its a matter of different empirical evidences, believe what you want, its a game anyway isnt it?
@@danielbasey-link5178 not sure man, I was going based off the wiki and uesp. at the end of the day it's all theorycrafting and a fun mental exercise :)
@@warmb33f surely!
Moon Sugar by itself only has drug like effects on non-Khajiit iirc, that or the Khajiit are just resistant to its natural narcotic properties. Which is why it’s such common place for it to be used as a spice in traditional Kahjiiti cooking.
Could jet exist?
yesss, I think that may be my next video! stay tuned :)
@@warmb33f pls do most of the fallout chems 🙏🙏🙏 (in the jet vid mention ultra jet pls)
@@scpfoundation2040 say no more
@@warmb33f bros earned a sub
definitely
You seem to have conflated illusions with delusions, not the same thing, the both could result from mind altering substance.
@@BlackJar72 wdym?
I recall defining delusions as fixed false beliefs, whereas hallucinations were the perception of stimuli that does not exist (expanded on it with an example)
@@BlackJar72 all of these definitions are from the DSM-V
Y'all N'wahs don't even do skooma
prove it
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Nb4 its meth
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