Could Einstein have been inspired by marijuana?
Maybe Einstein found the notion of relative time through the time dilation associated with cannabis? Marijuana was available to people during his time in Europe, including as a tincture in German pharmacies!!! I don't think it would be surprising if him or someone in one of his circles had the idea to take low doses of a marijuana tincture recreationally? I think he could have done it for a little while without it being committed to the historical record by using it on the DL for just a short period, and then moving on with a new, enlightened mind.
He did also famously smoke from a pipe, I could also see him giving a shot to smoking an herb other than tobacco, but I'm not sure where he would have been able to get access to dry herb.
u/SaulNDiazMosley — 12 days ago