1950s Housewife's Acid Trip: Real or Fake?

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<!-- A video of a 1950s housewife's very pleasant <A href="https://www.********.com/united-states/should-politicians-be-required-to-take-lsd/question-1112657/">acid trip</A> is making the rounds on the Web, but we have to wonder: Is it real or fake?<br/><br/>Biographer Don Lattin stumbled upon the footage of a 1956 researcher dosing volunteers at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Los Angeles, the Daily Mail reports.<br/><br/>Before the experiment, the housewife refers to herself as a "normal" person.<br/><br/>"My husband is an employee here at the VA and he said they were looking for normal people, so I volunteered," she says.<br/><br/>She then downs LSD dissolved into a glass of water. Three hours later, she appears to be having a very good trip. <br> <br>"Everything is in color and I can feel the air. I can see it, I can see all the molecules -- I'm part of it. Can't you see it?" she tells the researcher, Dr. Sidney Cohen. <br> <br>Cohen then asks, "How do you feel inside?" <br> <br>She replies: "Inside? I don't have any inside." <br> <br>The viral video has been viewed more than 500,000 times on YouTube, where many have wondered if the video -- which seems almost campy in 2011 -- is a fake.<br/><br/>And while LSD can lead to "bad trips" that cause fear, anxiety and even suicide, there's no denying that this housewife had a good time.<br/><br/><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN><embed src="https://www.youtube.com/v/V5d4wWGK4Ig?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US" allowNetworking="internal" wmode="transparent" allowScriptAccess="never" enableHREF="false" height="385" width="640" allowfullscreen="true" enableJSURL="false" autostart="false" orig_size="640x385" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars=""/></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> -->A video of a 1950s housewife's very pleasant acid trip is making the rounds on the Web, but we have to wonder: Is it real or fake?

Biographer Don Lattin stumbled upon the footage of a 1956 researcher dosing volunteers at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Los Angeles, the Daily Mail reports.

Before the experiment, the housewife refers to herself as a "normal" person.

"My husband is an employee here at the VA and he said they were looking for normal people, so I volunteered," she says.

She then downs LSD dissolved into a glass of water. Three hours later, she appears to be having a very good trip.

"Everything is in color and I can feel the air. I can see it, I can see all the molecules -- I'm part of it. Can't you see it?" she tells the researcher, Dr. Sidney Cohen.

Cohen then asks, "How do you feel inside?"

She replies: "Inside? I don't have any inside."

The viral video has been viewed more than 500,000 times on YouTube, where many have wondered if the video -- which seems almost campy in 2011 -- is a fake.

And while LSD can lead to "bad trips" that cause fear, anxiety and even suicide, there's no denying that this housewife had a good time.

Answer 1

We did LSD in the 70s. It was very clean and gave you a great trip. No hang over or after effects. It was alot of fun, we laughed for hours.
In the 80s people started adding stuff to it and made it give bad trips and nasty hangovers.

Answer 2

aww the women said some really sweet things in the video :)

Answer 3

I can say, from experience, that it looked real. And, I'm normal.

Answer 4

The LSD film narrated by Sal Mineo is probably the most informative and true film out there.

Answer 5

been there done that, looks real. lsd is a lot of fun, but not for everyone. the weak willed can get swept away

Answer 6

What about for the highly creative?

Answer 7

I'd say it's real. I'm not going to go out and take some acid, i'm afraid of it. I did do it once though. And it was the most lovely experience. But I'd never do it again. Unless I was really trying to figure something out about myself, that I couldn't quite put my finger on.

Answer 8

This brings back memories ^^

Answer 9

i dont know if this video is real but i know that there are shamans in mexico who use it to help them find enlightenment and solve problems.

also some of my favourite artists and musicians used lcd and i think it helped bring out some really inspiring work. :

Answer 10

Do they need to have another test? Because I think it would be better if they tried ONE more time with a different subject just to be sure of their research...

aka, me.

Answer 11

Real!

Answer 12

i think that its real... i dont think u can act strung out like that... she genuinely looks like she is SOOOOPER high lol

Answer 13

during the 50's the government did a lot of researching with acid so I believe this to be true and she just looks spun the f@#$ out

Answer 14

I wouldn't know ,but it's disturbing to watch. also sounds like it's trying to encourage our young. The way she was acting all I could think of was Wheeler and the way he was acting on the camera in the car garage. Maybe he didn't know what happened . Did he get the same water?

Answer 15

ha, this video was a trip. So yeah, I say it's real.

Answer 16

Real or Fake? Everything certainly seemed to say yes except one thing, IMO.

The fact that she claimed to be seeing so much yet she seemed to stare at the same spot in the same direction for the vast majority of the time just dosent hold true for me.

Im not saying it couldnt have been a natural way for her to react but I cant say that she wasnt taking her queue from someone or from reading something off camera either...

Answer 17

Oh, she was looking at something, believe me, unless she's a really good actress. You see things all over the place.

Answer 18

I remember staring at a rust spot and watching it pulsate....it was real; without a doubt :-)

Answer 19

wouldn't know never did acid,,

Answer 20

it looked real but i am not to sure

Answer 21

Could easily have been real. Colorful traces, rays, visible molecules and infinite beauty conceptualized. Yeah, that sounds about right. She had a pretty controlled environment, though. It could just as easily have been moster faces, body meltdowns and soul *******, if she wasn't stable and/or the environment was wrong.

Acid is a mental wild west drug ... :-)

Answer 22

I guess my years of growning up were too normal according to what kids do today. We never smoked, had liquor of any kind and certainly did not do drugs. I have no idea if this is real and really do not care to watch the video just too stupid to even admit that she did.

Answer 23

No question! I had a similar experience becoming one with things that I touched!

Answer 24

This is most definitely real. I've taken acid enough times to know what it does and how she's explaining it (on a good trip mind you) is what happens. Feels like everything is "breathing".

Answer 25

Based on my own experience, this looks like the real deal.

Answer 26

This was probably a true account on her part. Acid got a bad rap along with most other hallucinogens. If our government can't tax it or control the people that use it, it becomes demonized and people get killed or incarcerated because of it.

Some people who are already a little wacked take this stuff and it just helps push them over the edge they're already standing at.

Answer 27

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Answer 28

I don't who would think this is fake or why they would think this would be fake.

Answer 29

I doubt my mom was ever a normal person, but I don't think the acid helped things.

Answer 30

I do believe the lady ist high.

Answer 31

I want some.

Answer 32

definitely real; no doubt abut it

Answer 33

wow, pretty colors

Answer 34

Who knows? Wasted question....bark

Answer 35

Couldn't say, never tried LSD...

Answer 36

I love the spider web part

"It passed RIGHT THROUGH ME!" xD

Answer 37

I'm leaning towards Real mainly because I see no reason to doubt it. It's entirely plausible because there were quite a few experiments with LSD in the '50s. iI was a relatively new drug at the time.

Answer 38

she's an actress, I'm sure

Answer 39

I cant wait 2 try LSD. she really took the water LOL.

Answer 40

lol that could easily be real but as i was not there at the time of the filming i can not know for certain.

Answer 41

The experience can be wonderful or it can be incredibly scary. In my humble opinion this appeared to be a valid example of someone who was clearly under the influence of a small dose of good quality LSD. As pleasant as that looked I don't recommend anyone play with LSD ... just too much chance for things to go horribly wrong!