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A comment on Paul Erdős (2000).

Re:Paul Erdős (2000) by sadmann1 on Friday March 26, 2021 @09:00PM (#26598821)
The power of all consuming passion and meth
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Re:Paul Erdős (2000) by nonseqseq on Friday March 26, 2021 @09:09PM (#26598890)
Indeed. Ritalin and benzedrine. Originally prescribed for depression apparently. Notably his output was quite high adjusting for his age at the time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Erd%C5%91s#Personality

https://amphetamines.com/paul-erdos/

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Re:Paul Erdős (2000) by pmiller2 on Friday March 26, 2021 @11:01PM (#26599529)
> Ritalin and benzedrine.

Neither of which, one should point out, is actually "meth," not that that detracts from the GP comment's point. Prescription methamphetamine is called Desoxyn. Ritalin is not even technically an amphetamine. :P

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methamphetamine#Medical

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylphenidate

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