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[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The Allies used them too: https://fherehab.com/learning/amphetamine-history

The US never stopped.

Afghanistan 2002:

"During the night of April 17, 2002, an F-16 flown by the U.S. Air National Guard dropped a 500-pound bomb on a squad of Canadian soldiers near Kandahar, Afghanistan. The explosion killed four Canadian infantrymen and wounded eight others. The pilot of the plane, Maj. Harry Schmidt of the Illinois National Guard, claimed he believed the ground forces were attacking his commander and he had to act.

When the board of inquiry asked why Maj. Schmidt had engaged the target rather than pull away to safety, his defense was simple: He was high on drugs the Air Force gave him."

[-] Egonallanon@feddit.uk 17 points 1 month ago

Yeah amphetamines are great fun. I'd reccomend going raving on them rather than being a very high energy Nazi on them though.

[-] bob_lemon@feddit.org 11 points 1 month ago
[-] deathmetal27@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Meanwhile, the soldier with ADHD, thinking clearly for perhaps the first time: "Wait, are we the baddies?"

[-] 9bananas@feddit.org 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

FYI: the depicted chocolate bar is fake. Zotter didn't exist back then.

Zotter is kind of the opposite of Panzerschokolade; their entire brand is sustainable and fair chocolate production.

They even ship the ~~chocolate~~ cocoa on old-school sailboats instead of diesel powered ones! and they have a great factory tour at their autrian headquarters! ;)

edit: little mistake

[-] trollercoaster@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

The term "Panzerschokolade" was actually just a euphemism the troops issued them used for their Pervitin pills, because they were so available you could gobble them down like some candy.

[-] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 month ago

Often I think about the efficacy of just keeping a little "emergency meth" on my person in case I ever get into a life or death situation. Could it possibly save my life, or would it just endanger someone else's, or would it not kick in until I was already bleeding out on the floor

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Modafinil (or one of its other variants) would likely be better and safer. It reduces your need for sleep significantly. Combined with some caffeine pills it would have a better effect for far less insanity.

It's the difference between an ebike and a JATO rocket. Both will mostly do the same job. But one is a lot less spectacular, but likely a lot more useful.

[-] saltnotsugar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Here comes the heavy panzer battalion “DAS METH”

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

A certain rock band discovered these in Hamburg and decided drugs = OK which turned into a whole . . . thing.

[-] burgermeister@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 month ago

I'll take the meth chocolate edible please

[-] Lumidaub@feddit.org 4 points 1 month ago

I have to respect my ancestors' wisdom so gimme that sweet, sweet Pervitin.

[-] StillAlive@piefed.world 3 points 1 month ago
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