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Wudi@feddit.uk to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 days ago

Cocaine-affected salmon swim nearly twice as far

www.smithsonianmag.com

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Cocaine-affected salmon swim nearly twice as far

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Wudi@feddit.uk to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · 2 days ago
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Cocaine Pollution Seems to Make Salmon Swim Faster and Farther Than Usual. Scientists Don't Know the Long-Term Consequences
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The illegal drug’s main byproduct, benzoylecgonine, caused more robust effects than cocaine itself. Wastewater treatment plants often don't fully process such metabolites, so they are frequently found in bodies of water at higher concentrations than their parent drugs
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  • Tiral@lemmy.world
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    My question is, how drunk were they when someone was like “let’s give cocaine to salmon and see what happens”

    • Etterra@discuss.online
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      Florida drunk. Because that’s where literal cocaine sharks live.

  • deliriousdreams@fedia.io
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    Just scientists studying the consequences of America’s cocaine infested waters.

  • yermaw@sh.itjust.works
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    I thought this was dumb at first, but then realised these researchers must have procured some lab-grade cocaine for testing purposes.

    Imagine how far the salmon would have swam id they’d been given all the cocaine they said they did.

  • qualia@lemmy.world
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    The prequel to Cocaine Bear we didn’t know we needed.

  • CocaineShrimp@sh.itjust.works
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    Okay, hold on. I’ve got a better idea…

    • Goldholz @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Invading france?

  • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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    Seems like a waste of cocaine.

  • cøre@leminal.space
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    So we’ll have bigger meatier salmon?

    • Delilah@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      Skinny tweaker salmon

    • Sibbo@sopuli.xyz
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      And with interesting side effects!

  • username968142@lemmy.world
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    So do I, so do I…

  • teft@piefed.social
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    Cocaine affected people do too.

    • NotSteve_@lemmy.ca
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      I think I’m going to need to run some tests to verify

  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
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    Well good for them

  • fox2263@lemmy.world
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    I probably would too tbh

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    Can confirm.

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