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They asked nicely (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (3 children)

The actual rats want sugar. The human workers want cocaine.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Would not be so sure about the humans. I think more humans are addicted to sugar than to cocaine.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

An excellent point! I stand corrected.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

They also want company. Rat park showed that when rats, social animals, have other rats around for play (and “play”) they do not get as readily addicted to morphine as when they are caged by themselves.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_Park

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Scientist: uses the cocaine himself as he administers sugar to the rat.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Headline: Scientists prove that cocaine makes rats more polite.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Username checks out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

And they start talking when using magic mushrooms.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Turns out I have more in common with lab rats than I thought

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

I miss r/labrats...