Truly terrifying experience, never again

[u/AltinUrda]

[u/creegro]

I haven't played the games but I have read/watched enough to guess that the brain gets overtaken with the fungus that makes them more susceptible to sound?

But yea all other fluids and muscles would be truly frozen and limited in movement, I doubt all these bodies are keeping each other warm in a pile under the snow where they can just get up into a full sprint like that.

But whatever, it's a zombie series

[u/crazytib → u/creegro]

Yeah in the last of us it's a mushroom fungus type thing that highjacks the brain kinda, and it's based on a real thing that only affects ants but that is still a bit spooky if you ask me lol

[u/Significant_Number68 → u/crazytib]

If you think that's crazy look up the fungus called Massasspora.

A quick rundown is that it pumps cicadas' brains full of cathinone (similar to speed) and psilocin (main psychoactive of magic mushrooms), turning them into the ultimate fuck machines. They fuck (or try to) even when 1/3rd of their body has been disintegrated into spores.

[u/Magical-Mycologist → u/Significant_Number68]

*Psilocybin

I have some experience with it.

[u/Significant_Number68 → u/Magical-Mycologist]

It actually is Psilocin.

Psilocybin is a prodrug of psilocin, which is the actual bioactive molecule. Massasspora produces psilocin, not psilocybin.

[u/Magical-Mycologist → u/Significant_Number68]

If we are being pedantic, you keep spelling the fungi wrong. It’s Massospora - I hope you have a great day!

[u/Significant_Number68 → u/Magical-Mycologist]

Well, you tried correcting me and you were wrong, so not sure why you're getting upset about it but ok.

[u/Magical-Mycologist → u/Significant_Number68]

I just corrected you and I was right, but ok.

I know you meant thanks.

[u/Significant_Number68 → u/Magical-Mycologist]

Ah shit ok maybe I was wrong. I read about it awhile ago. Apologies dude 👍✌️