The upstart sci-fi blog io9 (published by the gang at Gawker Media, in case you were living in an ayahuascero's hut for the last few weeks and didn't see word of its launch) recently ran a vaguely interesting poll about sci-fi drugs:
Science fiction is full of weird made-up drugs, many of which sound way more fun than boring old smack. There are drugs that make you telepathic, let you navigate space-time, or just give you trippy-ass visions. This wealth of options is due to the fact that science fiction fans are all drug fiends, says one famous author.
While I know plenty who would sell their souls for a chance to become addicted to the spice, the options in their poll - with the exception of soma, which would certainly be interesting I imagine - seem to pale in comparison to some of the
actual drugs that seem to be tantalizing us from the near future. Still, it's a fun thought problem, and naturally with
my appetite, I'm sure I'd find a way to OD on spice and accidentally fold time and space, origami-style, into a pterodactyl or something.
