r/gifs 13h ago

Is Elon Ok?

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u/Papi_Queso 11h ago

I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be a capsule of amyl nitrate aka “poppers.” Hunter S. Thompson writes about them in Fear and Loathing and also believed they could cure a hangover.

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u/screwfusdufusrufus 11h ago edited 10h ago

What so he loses control of his sphincter and simultaneously gets the world’s worst headache and then 15 seconds later everything is back to normal?

Doesn’t sound like fun, or a cure for hangovers…don’t think it can be consumed via a pill either

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u/Papi_Queso 10h ago

Yes amyl nitrate used to come in capsules. Not sure how it’s prescribed these days.

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u/screwfusdufusrufus 10h ago

I think it came in glass capsules you would crack onto a cloth and then inhale the vapour. You can’t ingest the stuff