During the Vietnam War, Abbie Hoffman announced that the new high was banana peels taken rectally. So then FBI scientists stuffed banana peels up their asses to find out if this was true or not.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This satirizes government overreach and the absurdity of scientific testing during the Vietnam War era.
- In plain terms
- FBI scientists tested a ridiculous rumor about drug use.
- What can you take from it?
- Question the lengths authorities go to enforce rules.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When does research become absurd?
- How do we trust scientific findings?
Another view
It relies on anecdotal claims about historical events.
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