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CGMthrowawaylast Friday at 8:06 PM2 repliesview on HN

> having an effect akin to that of scopolamine

The motion sickness patch? Gives "just shoot me" a new meaning in 6,000 BC


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temp0826last Friday at 10:56 PM

That is not the only effect of scopolamine. It's a very potent deliriant. In Colombia it has been used by attackers (referred to as "devil's breath", blown into the face) to cause amnesia and a very docile state (a victim might be walked to an ATM, forced to empty their accounts, and not remember a thing. Or worse). It can cause some extreme types of hallucinations.

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ChrisMarshallNYlast Friday at 9:02 PM

> 6,000 BC

58,000 BC

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