Bicycle Day Albert Hofmann. The first lsd trip of albert hofmann 1943 in basel cartoon der erste lsd trip von albert hofmann 1943 in basel zeichentrick. He began studying the medicinal plant squill and the fungus ergot as part of a program to purify and synthesize active constituents for use as pharmaceuticals.
Bicycle day is commemorated as the day swiss scientist albert hofmann discovered the effects of the psychedelic substance lysergic acid diethylamide also known as lsd. The day that has been dubbed bicycle day does have to do with a trip. The first lsd trip of albert hofmann 1943 in basel cartoon der erste lsd trip von albert hofmann 1943 in basel zeichentrick.
Although bicycle day took place on april 19 1943 it wasn t hofmann s first.
So they had to bike which is why april 19th is now known around the world as bicycle day. Hofmann discovered the full effects of lsd on his bewildering bike ride home from the lab. Bicycle day celebrates swiss scientist albert hofmann s discovery of lysergic acid diethylamide or lsd in 1943 and the subsequent and at times harrowing ride home on his bicycle after. Can you imagine riding a bicycle on acid.