• The_Tired_Horizon@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I remember being on a wilderness weekend many years ago and being told that when you cut the stem on some poisonous shrooms they discolour a sort of blue tint. I’m lucky, I hate the taste and texture of mushrooms.

    • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net
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      6 months ago

      I remember years ago reading you can tell if a mushroom is “magic” by blotting it on paper towel and seeing if it stains blue or purple. Unfortunately, that is also how many things say you can tell it’s toxic. Maybe you’ll trip balls. Maybe you’ll die. 🤷🏻‍♂️

      • VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        I wouldn’t be surprised if the poison and the psychoactive part are the same thing in different doses, or just function similarly.

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            6 months ago

            you have heard wrong.

            Mild food poisoning makes your tummy hurt and you feel a bit nauseous.

            Magic mushrooms, depending on the dose, will either make you wonder the meaning of life or will bring god directly to you to ask, all the whilst fractals and wild shapes pulsate within the details of patterns.

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      6 months ago

      Funny you say this, there is actually a mushroom that does this color change but is edible. Allegedly doesn’t taste very good, though.

      Best not to eat any wild mushrooms at all unless a verified mycologist can look at them first.