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    Old 04-29-08, 14:09   #1 (permalink)
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    Dr. Albert Hofmann Has Died At Age 102
    Reddit is running a headline that Dr. Albert Hofmann has died.

    edit **** and its true ****

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    I have not seen any other reports of his death, if true maybe it will happen later today. Regardless the good doctor has lived a glorious life of 102 years. We'll have to see how this plays out, just thought i'd pass on the news...
    Blessings to Dr. Hofmann and his family.
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    Old 04-29-08, 14:19   #2 (permalink)
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    Wikipedia today says:

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    Albert Hofmann (January 11, 1906-April 28, 2008) is a Swiss scientist best known for synthesizing Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Hofmann authored more than 100 scientific articles and has written a number of books, including LSD: My Problem Child. On January 11, 2006, Hofmann became a centenarian, and was the focus of an international symposium
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    Old 04-29-08, 14:28   #3 (permalink)
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    I checked the revision history for that wiki page and there have been 22 edits in the last 45 minutes... i guess no one can agree if it's true or not yet?

    In any case, he lived a long and productive life, and my thoughts are with his family.
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    Old 04-29-08, 15:05   #4 (permalink)
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    Interesting observation tasty. I see that now to.

    Dr. Hofmann

    We shall recieve news soon enough...
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    Old 04-29-08, 16:58   #5 (permalink)
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    happy trails dr. hofmann
    dr. albert hofmann died today at 9 am at his home of a heart attack. thanks for your divine molecule doc!


    i tried to put this on "front page news" but was unable to post there.
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    Old 04-29-08, 17:01   #6 (permalink)
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    Boing Boing is now reporting his death, but there is still uncertainty.
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    Old 04-29-08, 17:09   #7 (permalink)
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    it's true. i have it from a source very close to the dr.
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    Old 04-29-08, 17:14   #8 (permalink)
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    Same source as reddit , boing-boing etc ?
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    hell no. rick doblin.
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    Old 04-29-08, 17:42   #10 (permalink)
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    any legit sites have this on it?
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    Old 04-29-08, 18:31   #11 (permalink)
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    R.I.P. Dr.Albert Hofmann
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    well If it really is true..may he rest in peace
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    MAPS & Erowid both say that the Great Dr. Hofmann has passed.

    Check MAPS homepage http://www.maps.org/ and Erowid http://www.erowid.org/culture/charac...n_albert.shtml

    102 years young. All I can say is that though we had never met, this man changed my life.
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    makes me wish i had a bicycle to ride...
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    Man.............

    ......Thank you Mr. Hoffman. You were, and are, a great soul.
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    Dr. Hofmann's bike ride animation

    http://www.normal-design.com/bicycle-ride.html

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    On April 19, 1943 Dr. Hofmann intentionally ingested 250 µg of LSD, which he hypothesized would be a threshold dose, based on other ergot alkaloids. After ingesting the substance Hofmann was struggling to speak intelligibly and asked his laboratory assistant, who knew of the self-experiment, to escort him home on his bicycle, due to the lack of available vehicles during wartime restrictions.

    On the bicycle ride home, Hofmann's condition became more severe and in his journal he stated that everything in his field of vision wavered and was distorted, as if seen in a curved mirror. Hofmann also stated that while riding on the bicycle, he had the sensation of being stationary, unable to move from where he was, despite the fact that he was moving very rapidly. Once Hofmann arrived safely home, he summoned a doctor and asked his neighbor for milk, believing it may help relieve the symptoms. Hofmann wrote that despite his delirious and bewildered condition, he was able to choose milk as a nonspecific antidote for poisoning.[5] Upon arriving the doctor could find no abnormal physical symptoms other than extremely dilated pupils.

    After spending several hours terrified that his body had been possessed by a demon, that his next door neighbor was a witch, and that his furniture was threatening him, Dr. Hofmann feared he had become completely insane. In his journal Hofmann said that the doctor saw no reason to prescribe medication and instead sent him to his bed. At this time Hofmann said that the feelings of fear had started to give way to feelings of good fortune and gratitude, and that he was now enjoying the colors and plays of shapes that persisted behind his closed eyes.

    Hofmann mentions seeing "fantastic images" surging past him, alternating and opening and closing themselves into circles and spirals and finally exploding into colored fountains and then rearranging themselves in a constant flux. Hofmann mentions that during the condition every acoustic perception, such as the sound of a passing automobile, was transformed into optical perceptions. Eventually Hofmann slept and upon awakening the next morning felt refreshed and clearheaded, though somewhat physically tired. He also stated that he had a sensation of well being and renewed life and that his breakfast tasted unusually delicious. Upon walking in his garden he remarked that all of his senses were "vibrating in a condition of highest sensitivity, which then persisted for the entire day".
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    A great man. And a good man.
    We are blessed that he was here.
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    Sorry to hear the news

    Does anyone know of any other documented acid-imbibing centenarians in the world right now?
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    The world has lost truly great man
    My life (and many others I'm sure) would be very different today if not for him
    Thank You Dr. Hoffman
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    he touched the lives of many! my regards to his close loved onesRIP Dr. Albert Hofmann
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    He wil be missed
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    RIP
    thanks for the drugs

    was it albert himself that enabled the changes in yourself that you are so enamoured with, elijah, or the drugs that he discovered?

    102 is a damn long time to live for someone who's done as much acid as he has, and he wasn't a drooling idiot at the end either, or was he? anyone know what he died of?
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    RIP Dr., i wish you a good journey

    he died of a heart-attack BM
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    Albert Hofmann Father of LSD
    11 January 1906 - 29 April 2008
    Died at 9AM CEST at his home in Basel, Switzerland

    my heart is as heavy as it's been in a while.
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