the dope report

British Sea Power shroom trip ends in compound fracture

Indie rock outfit British Sea Power writes in to Clash Magazine (no relation to the band) this week with exactly what can go wrong on psychedelic mushrooms. Kids, pay attention: It’s all about mindset (positive), setting (low intensity)—and staying out of the trees.

“The last time I ate mushrooms, though, it ended in disaster. ... I hear something crack and see my friend lying kind of weirdly.”

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Sighted: Street artist Ludo's Parisian Shrooms

Street artist Ludo just threw up some delicious magical mushrooms on the walls of his native Paris. Further proof that mushrooms and Cirque Du Soleil are a perfect combination. Hit the jump for more fungi flicks, or go peep Ludo’s official site.

[via Juxtapoz]
 
 

Watch Super Fun Magical Happiness Grow Before Your Eyes[shroomz]

Spending an evening in a shamanic psilocybin mushroom-induced trance can be awesome as shit. But sitting around and watching said mushrooms grow from actual shit? Not so much. Well, until we saw this time-lapsed video from the folks over at Geekologie. The time it takes for icky fungi to turn into delicious happy thoughts is actually five days, 18 hours, and 25 minutes, but now you can watch this highly-erotic process in exactly one minute. For a similar kind of show, drop trou and watch yourself pop a huge boner. [YouTube]