WEBVTT 00:00:04.707 --> 00:00:07.089 Prepared to expand your mind? 00:00:07.089 --> 00:00:11.494 Welcome to WatchMojo.com and today we're counting down our picks for 00:00:11.494 --> 00:00:15.322 the top ten people whose lives were affected by LSD. 00:00:21.929 --> 00:00:26.442 Number ten. Timothy Leary. After being exposed to the mind-opening properties of 00:00:26.442 --> 00:00:27.931 certain mushrooms, 00:00:27.931 --> 00:00:30.866 Timothy Leary became interested in the comparable effects 00:00:30.929 --> 00:00:33.420 produced by LSD. 00:00:45.978 --> 00:00:48.052 The American psychologist then undertook 00:00:48.052 --> 00:00:51.359 numerous experiments with the drug to demonstrate its potential for 00:00:51.359 --> 00:00:53.063 therapeutic use. 00:00:53.063 --> 00:00:55.912 Many of his subjects spoke positively of the experiences, 00:00:55.912 --> 00:00:58.381 though researchers later disputed some results. 00:00:58.381 --> 00:01:00.290 Number nine. 00:01:00.290 --> 00:01:02.700 Doc Ellis. 00:01:09.244 --> 00:01:11.016 On June 12th 1970, 00:01:11.052 --> 00:01:14.067 Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Doc Ellis played an entire game 00:01:14.067 --> 00:01:17.074 against the San Diego Padres while high on acid, 00:01:17.074 --> 00:01:19.622 and threw a no hitter to boot. 00:01:19.622 --> 00:01:23.006 He ingested LSD without realizing he was playing that night, 00:01:23.006 --> 00:01:26.094 and through his haze, he managed to strike out six batters. 00:01:26.094 --> 00:01:29.639 Meanwhile he thought the ball was changing sizes and that Jimi Hendrix 00:01:29.639 --> 00:01:32.206 and Richard Nixon were playing with him. 00:01:32.206 --> 00:01:35.124 Number eight. Jack Nicholson. 00:01:36.784 --> 00:01:41.273 Jack Nicholson may have acid to thank for helping his Hollywood career take off. 00:01:41.273 --> 00:01:45.073 During the 1950s, the actor participated in LSD experiments 00:01:45.073 --> 00:01:47.052 conducted by Dr. Oscar Janiger. 00:01:47.052 --> 00:01:52.044 These eye-opening experiences inspired him to write the screenplay for The trip, 00:01:52.044 --> 00:01:55.445 which was an LSD-themed movie that became a cult hit, 00:01:55.445 --> 00:01:58.064 and paved the way for his later success. 00:02:11.409 --> 00:02:13.469 Number seven. Ken Kesey. 00:02:13.469 --> 00:02:17.091 Before writing his acclaimed novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, 00:02:17.091 --> 00:02:19.650 Ken Kesey experienced the effects of LSD 00:02:19.650 --> 00:02:22.510 in both professional and private settings. 00:02:25.509 --> 00:02:28.056 He took various psychoactive drugs as a test subject 00:02:28.056 --> 00:02:33.335 in the CIA's project MK-ultra and had access to halluciongens while working at 00:02:33.335 --> 00:02:34.917 the State Veterans Hospital. 00:02:34.917 --> 00:02:37.087 These experiments inspired his 1962 novel 00:02:37.087 --> 00:02:42.728 and led Kesey to organize LSD-fueled parties known as acid tests. 00:02:42.728 --> 00:02:45.019 Number six. Hunter S. Thompson. 00:02:49.089 --> 00:02:52.579 When this American writer and journalist wrote about himself and his work 00:02:52.579 --> 00:02:55.107 he often mixed real life with make-believe. 00:02:56.627 --> 00:02:58.920 This was the case with his most famous work 00:02:58.920 --> 00:03:01.626 the drug-filled Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. 00:03:01.626 --> 00:03:04.073 It therefore shouldn't be a surprise that Thompson used 00:03:04.073 --> 00:03:08.354 alcohol, LSD and other chemical substances during his lifetime. 00:03:08.354 --> 00:03:10.070 Number five. Aldous Huxley. 00:03:25.075 --> 00:03:27.084 The man behind the dystopian novel Brave New World 00:03:27.084 --> 00:03:32.623 was an avid proponent of LSD and psychedelic drugs during the 40s and 50s. 00:03:32.623 --> 00:03:36.070 The British writer even documented the mind-altering effects of mescaline 00:03:36.007 --> 00:03:40.144 in his book The Doors of Perception. However it was perhaps 00:03:40.144 --> 00:03:44.028 Aldous Huxley's last request that really demonstrated the importance of 00:03:44.028 --> 00:03:50.103 these drugs in his life. While dying of cancer he asked his wife to inject him with LSD. 00:03:50.103 --> 00:03:53.098 Number four. The Beatles. 00:04:07.629 --> 00:04:10.010 The Beatles were certainly not the only band 00:04:10.010 --> 00:04:11.029 to experiment with drugs, 00:04:11.029 --> 00:04:14.478 but they were definitely one of the biggest and most popular to do so. 00:04:14.739 --> 00:04:18.534 The group may have gotten there first taste of LDS by accident, but that 00:04:18.534 --> 00:04:20.610 fateful moment turned several members into 00:04:20.060 --> 00:04:24.033 acid users thereafter. It was years later that Paul McCartney 00:04:24.033 --> 00:04:28.066 finally validated longstanding speculation about the tracks Day Tripper 00:04:28.066 --> 00:04:31.039 and Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by confirming they were 00:04:31.039 --> 00:04:35.072 about drugs. Other notable musicians associated with LSD 00:04:35.072 --> 00:04:38.044 included the Grateful Dead and Jimi Hendrix. 00:04:38.044 --> 00:04:40.223 Number three. Kary Mullis. 00:04:40.223 --> 00:04:43.346 If it weren't for LSD, Kary Mullis may never have won 00:04:43.346 --> 00:04:46.459 the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1993. 00:04:46.459 --> 00:04:50.072 In his autobiography the American biochemist confessed it was his 00:04:50.072 --> 00:04:52.923 drug of choice during the 60s and 70s. 00:04:52.923 --> 00:04:55.632 He further revealed that these experiences helped him develop the 00:04:55.632 --> 00:04:57.995 technology for which he won the award, 00:04:58.012 --> 00:05:01.013 which was used to amplify DNA sequences. 00:05:01.013 --> 00:05:03.993 Number two. Steve Jobs. It may be surprising to some 00:05:03.993 --> 00:05:08.072 but the late cofounder of one of the world's most successful companies 00:05:08.072 --> 00:05:12.781 claim that taking LSD was one of the most important experiences of his life. 00:05:12.781 --> 00:05:16.108 Steve Jobs called his experiments with acid during the 1970s 00:05:16.108 --> 00:05:20.309 a magical and spiritual time. However he also asserted 00:05:20.309 --> 00:05:22.054 they made him feel like an outcast. 00:05:22.054 --> 00:05:25.073 Ultimately Jobs believed his drug use indelibly changed 00:05:25.073 --> 00:05:27.458 the type of leader he became. 00:05:27.458 --> 00:05:30.295 Number One. Dr Albert Hofmann. 00:05:30.295 --> 00:05:33.057 You wouldn't expect a straight scientist to be a closet drug user, 00:05:33.057 --> 00:05:36.066 but it was actually a Swiss chemist who first experienced 00:05:36.066 --> 00:05:38.712 the psychedelic qualities of LSD. 00:05:38.712 --> 00:05:42.510 Dr. Albert Hofmann synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide 00:05:42.510 --> 00:05:45.512 in 1938 and deliberately ingested it 00:05:45.512 --> 00:05:49.045 five years later on April 19th 1943. 00:05:49.045 --> 00:05:53.042 His faculties were so affected by this LSD trip that he had to be taken home 00:05:53.042 --> 00:05:57.037 on a bike by his lab assistant and that day is now celebrated 00:05:57.037 --> 00:06:00.018 as bicycle day.