The Chems of Fallout! Part 1 

I love how the controversy surrounding Jet is over its canonical consistency rather than the fact that it's literally meth

"I got a better mic" "Yeah that's good... Sounds nice" *Takes off Power Armor helmet* "Oh thank God"

Fun fact, an antioxidant in red wine can increase resistance to radiation. This antioxidant is called resveratrol. So RadX does have a minor real world stand in.

I always thought Mentats were a rip on Mentos. They used to have the ads where people would eat Mentos and then solve problems and get themselves out of situations; kind of like increasing intelligence and perception

That is some good quality voice work!

That new mic is so pristine!

"Injection seems a but hardcore for beatniks and intellectuals" Heroin was quite popular among beat poets, jazz musicians and beatniks back in the day. Just saying.

The prevelance of chems in prewar America also has interesting implications on the lore of the American commonwealth. Seeing as hoe all these drugs are nicely packaged with colorful labels a lot might have been over the counter and readily avaliable, most Americans seemingly using drugs to escape the reality of how terrible life was leading up to the eventual nuclear Armageddon.

My current favorite thing about chems in fallout is that in new vegas, Doctor Mobius from old world blues has some insane drug use and you can score a ton chems from his dome, mostly mentats, which you can get around 40 or more if you look hard enough.

Wow after i stopped using chems my hearing really got better, u sound so different RadKing

Theres a problem with the Jet Controversy that most really dont like to bring up or even realize to begin with: even in Fallout 2 it contradicts itself with Myron inventing it when one character states she's been addicted to it for a time longer than he's even been alive

Pointing out the difference between poison and venom isn't pedantry. It's factual, and should be wider known. Looking forward to part two.

About Jet being in a pre war vault, Myron didn’t invent jet, he just found a way to make it from Brahmin dung. Jet IS a prewar drug. You can. Call him out on this in fallout 2

I like how the falloutnv drugs look a lot more DIY and I think it makes sense people would be making all kind of weird and wacky drugs

I always assumed that Myron simply found a pre war recipe for Jet, possibly modified it and simply lied about coming up with the original recipe

Jet doesn't exist in the current version of fallout 76. I believe its in the game files but never implemented. Probably because slowing time down in a multiplayer game is not possible. Also with things like canned coffee existing giving an AP boost so it's unnecessary.

Jet that slowed time always seemed more like a whip-it

As someone who is trained in psychopharmacology, I can give my informed opinions as to what real-life drugs the _Fallout_ chems are, or might be, based on. 3:15 - Calmex is most likely based on alprazolam, which is a benzodiazepine that is prescribed for severe anxiety disorders, such as agoraphobia, panic disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder. 4:15 - Daddy-O might be based on racemic amphetamine, specifically Benzedrine. Benzedrine was popular amongst beatniks during the 1950s. The racemic amphetamine was obtained from Benzedrine inhalers, which were intended to be used as a nasal decongestant. Beatniks would often wander around downtown streets in the middle of the night in a haze colloquially known as "Benzedrine indifference". 5:23 - Jet is referred to in-game as a "meta-amphetamine". In real-life, there are no such things as "meta-amphetamines", but when considering Jet's effects, we can reasonably conclude that pre-War Jet is methamphetamine. Post-War formulations invented by Myron come from brahmin dung, so perhaps brahmin dung has psychostimulant effects. Other variations, such as Ultrajet and Jet Fuel, are probably chemical analogues of regular Jet. 8:34 - Day Tripper could be based on any number of real-world psychedelic hallucinogens. I believe you are right with your opinion of it being psilocybin. 9:38 - Hydra's main ingredient comes from an unknown species of cave fungus, which may have some sort of naturally-occurring or radiation-induced anesthetic properties. Its effects remind me of ketamine. 11:09 - Med-X is canonically morphine. Morphine is an opioid derived from opium poppies, which are known for their analgesic and sedative properties when used clinically and their euphoriant, soporific, and anxiolytic properties when used recreationally. 12:16 - Steady is a tough one to speculate about. You suggested that it could be some sort of muscle relaxant (perhaps cyclobenzaprine), but its effects-drastically reduced gun sway and higher odds of hitting one's target when aiming-are more in line with ergogenics, which are performance-enhancing drugs sometimes used in sports. Alternatively, it could be an antispasmodic, which reduces muscle spasms and tremors, leading to less weapon sway. 13:22 - Rebound has a similar effect as Jet, so it is probably an analogue of methamphetamine. 14:23 - Mentats are either methylphenidate (Ritalin) or racemic amphetamine (Adderall), both of which improve cognitive performance and increase concentration. It could also simply be caffeine, which is a wakefulness-promoting agent and an analeptic. However, because the pre-War principal mentioned in the video felt that he needed to conceal the administration of the chem to school students, it is more than likely based on a scheduled substance, such as the aforesaid stimulants. 17:17 - Turbo's janky appearance and psychoactive effects lead me to think that it is based on some sort of cannabimimetic or synthetic cannabinoid, such as Spice or K2. 18:25 - Psycho most definitely fits the profile of a synthetic cathinone, seeing as how it simultaneously causes rage and analgesia. You say it is stated in one of the games as being an amphetamine, but I'm not aware of this ever being stated or implied by any of the games. 20:36 - Voodoo might be influenced by N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT). DMT is a naturally-occurring hallucinogen in many animals' brains, including humans. Perhaps Voodoo is siphoned from animals' brains, which correlates with the in-game descriptive text. 21:43 - X-cell's futuristic appearance, amazing psychotropic effects, and research history make me think of some kind of nonexistent "super-drug". (The U.S. government has experimented with "super-drugs" for soldiers and pilots in real-life.) It is likely artificial or synthetic. Your explanation of epigenetics is a reasonable answer.

The only Jet I need to get through the Wasteland is Joan Jett and the only tracks you'll find on me is the 8-Track Tape I'm packing of her greatest hits!

As a walking Chem dump in all the fallouts I play, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Keep up the good work RadKing!

The day tripper could've been like valium. That was a yellow pill and super common in the 50s n 60s and docs prescribed them alot. They made you zoned out n happy.

New mic sounds amazing. You’ve got a great channel coming up here. Screw the negativity. You’re doing awesome.

This I found interesting.. When used, colors become more saturated and lights become slightly brighter. This visual effect, combined with the inhaler intake and slow-motion perception, makes the Fallout 4 depiction of Jet similar to the drug Slo-Mo from the 2012 film, Dredd.

Even tho I'll miss the charm of the old mic, this new quality is great!

you did use the "hear ye, hear ye"! haha edit: also, nice new mic

22:01 I like your speculation on what it could be (combination of chemicals, epigenetic drug, etc.) but the blue ridges and brushed metal cylinders reminds me of the alien biogel/epoxy/power cells from Fallout 3's Mothership Zeta. The fact that they were in the "prototype" stage, as well as the fact that we know so little about them, could definitely hint at an alien origin, or at least an alien design/inspiration. It would not be the first time that the government was "inspired" by appropriated alien technology ("Alien technology was the basis of many of the Enclave’s more exotic and impressive weaponry and robotics," from Fallout 3's official game guide).

Psycho doesn't increase damage resistance in NV. Its 25% damage increase.

Time to do some chems while watching a video on chems.

Great improvement, keep it up. Found this channel a few months ago and I'm loving it

"I know some of these can run a bit long"... That's why I'm here 😁 they're such a worthwhile watch, I always come away with some new bit of lore or real-life factoid. Mic sounds rad (pun...possibly intended?) by the way

Daytripper might have been qualudes (not sure how that is spelled).

I'm so glad you brought up the venom vs poison point, because i was getting heated lmao. Also, steady sounds like Herion to me.

Chems have gotten me through times where I didn’t think I was gonna survive. Psycho and jet together rules

Hey! It's probably been pointed out already, but psycho doesn't affect damage resistance, at least not in fnv or fo3, instead It's a 25% boost to damage output.

I mean even if the Jets are the same, there's no reason to think people weren't abusing meth pre-war (maybe it had a different name and probably had different ingredients) and then the little shit in FO2 realized the same thing pre-war people did(meth=addictive and inhaling is a good delivery method) and made a post-war version using different ingredients to create a similar effect. If this is the case it makes sense for a character only familiar with the post-war version to see the pre-war one and call it by its post-war name. I also want to say anyone getting mad about Bethesda retconning needs to look into the history of the games. Black Isle retconned in-game several times and on daily basis on their old forum. I mean 2 barely got released before they started reconning the "Vault-Tec was controlled by the Enclave and therefore they were responsible for the vaults" thing in a forum post (yet I see people getting angry and blaming Bethesda for that all the time). And then there's the whole cat thing, where cats are mentioned as very much being a thing in FO2, yet FNV(which was made by a lot of old Black Isles guys) claims they've been extinct since before 2(and once again its Bethesda who get blamed for retcon when all they did was undo a retcon). This is just to name a few, don't get me wrong Bethesda has retconned, but people acting like Black Isle was some sort of infallible game company with a solid never changing, never retconmed lore is laughable. Black Isles were the kings of video game retcons in a way Bethesda couldn't even dream of.

Don't forget about the vault 13 canteen. Your character can't stop sipping from it.

Ever since I've found this channel I've been pretty hooked on it. Love the topics you choose and how well you present them. Please keep it up man! 👍

Damn, you sound great, with the new mic Big ups from Kenya! 🙌🏽

I'm glad to see a smaller creator taking up the mantle on making highly accurate lore videos. Many of the larger creators for lore have died down or stopped all together, so I'm excited to see future videos from you. Good work man, keep it up

Just found your channel and you honestly have the start of something really good! I love the fact you're going into the real world equivalents of these chems and I cannot wait for Part Two!

8:00 My guess is that people call the same drug in different regions. (Kinda like "elevator" in US, "lift" in UK. Or people in one region call it "soda" other region call it "pop") Since Turbo from Fallout New Vegas and Jet from Fallout 4 have the same effect of slowing down time, I guess that they are the same drug. People from different regions call it differently.

waiting for laser weapons pt. 2 (fantastic video btw, love your new mic, and learned a lot of lore)

Man, it's so great to see more Fallout lore RU-vid's popping up. Keep up the great work, man!

Thank you,I have thousands of hours in these games and simply avoided most of the chems entirely because I didn't truly understand them and how they relate to real life chems. This actually answered the what,who,and why as well as when. Thanks again!

Great video I’ve spent so much time reading up on Fallout lore but I always end up learning something I don’t know from your videos. Keep up the great work!

Been loving the content on this channel, makes a nice listen to whenever I build up settlements in Fallout 4.

I found your channel through this video. It’s really high quality and has clear effort into it. I’ll definitely keep watching your videos from now on. Cheers.

So glad I've discovered this channel! Definitely earned my subscription.

So glad this man is back to uploading

I was wondering would you ever do build videos for characters you have used in fallout games like Sniper, Melee, unarmed etc. To give depth you can talk about what your armor and weapon choices for begining and late game plus ya can throw in skill/attributes setup Also new mic is top notch my friend love how it sounds

I really enjoy your lore videos. I've played fallout for around 12 years so I didn't think there was anything I could learn, I was wrong, I find out new stuff I never knew with every new video

Your videos keep me entertained at work, looking forward to the next video! Great job!

That new mic is higher qaulity than most huge RU-vidrs I see, glad you're moving up to the professional level!

Jesus Christ that mic!!!!! This was an amazing video, i hope you make many more!

Subbed, these fallout videos are so nice and in-depth i cant get enough

This is quickly becoming one of my favorite new fallout channel in recent years

6:05 I would think that it only slows down time from the players perspective. I'm imagining the real effect is to speed the player up which would make sense for its role in fallout 2 as in fallout 2 you used action points to move or shoot during combat meaning if you used jet and got more action points you would theoretically be moving/shooting quicker. This would also replicate the side effects that I've heard meth has. If my theory is correct I think it disproves your point at 8:24. I think the main issue is that Bethesda changed the role of action points without changing the effects of jet meaning jet should theoretically continue speeding the player up as it does in 2 and 4 but in 3 and new Vegas it simply doesn't because of the changes in roles.

Unusable weapons of fallout at some point? Edit: such as prop, stationary, or destroyed weapons or others that are in game files but hidden

Bro I love your channel. They really have help revive my love for fallout and the fallout universe

I just want to say that i love your videos and you are probably the only youtuber whos videos i watch until the end I really like your ideas Keep up the good work rad!

Last time I was this early Bethesda didn't own fallout

I really like your take on the Jet controversy. Another one I like is the potential that Jet wasn't as popular on the west coast pre war until Miron found some post war and reverse engineered it. Then he could have taken credit for its invention entirely.

Man, this is high-quality stuff. Great work!

I’ve never seen a video from your channel before but I love what I’m seeing. Keep up the great content

Jolly good show! I'm excited for the next one!

I imagine the Rad-Away being strapped to the body somewhere like the upper arm or tucked away inside a jacket, with the needle inserted close by.

Damn!! Just found ur channel gotta say I'm amazed by all the Infos especially the comparison and explainions Sub well earned sir

After watching a few of this guys videos, I decided to subscribe because he really knows a lot about Fallout and it’s cool to see his growth as a RU-vidr

Maybe Lorenzo Cabot's mysterious serum deserves its own speculation video. I can't see much point in explaining it using chemistry anyway. I guess it looks identical to FEV so that might be related? The aliens also make a ton of weird serums with random effects, then there's the girl on the spaceship who hasn't aged since she came into contact with their technology, a lot like Lorenzo with his hat. Maybe the aliens have something that stops kind of biological change like aging, keeping you identical to whoever you were when it first scanned you. Maybe FEV is the reason for all their recent activity. It's already the reason for practically everything else in Fallout so why not? Maybe the aliens played a part in FEV's creation. I think I remember US reverse-engineering alien technology to make something else as well. I also think Lorenzo's hat was planted by aliens to see if it would create an all-powerful god king and mess up human society. Maybe the aliens are just so generically written that they can be used to explain anything that us supposed to be beyond human understanding. Fuck 'em.

Erm, a quick note that I don't *think* I saw anyone mention with a quick scroll down the comments. You said that Psycho ONLY increases Damage Resistance in FO3 and NV. It doesn't. It increases *Damage* but not Resistance. The Damage Resistance was brought back in FO4 and FO76, alongside varying levels of the Damage Increase introduced in 3. Seemed like a pretty glaring issue there.

The new mic sounds awesome! I love watching your channel grow. Please keep up the amazing work!

Just wanted to say that I really enjoy your lore videos. Thank you very much.

You’ve got me back into playing New Vegas, nothing will get done now

I always figured that rebound was a like a vitamin/saline IV that's laced with stimulants and maybe some painkillers

I liked this video; it’s an interesting topic. Your video quality and scripts are good. I’m looking forward to watching part 2. Cheers

Great stuff as always, I learned a lot! 'Spasmolytic' was a playground insult in the 90s - I always thought the Skinny Puppy song was named after the insult, so nice to finally learn that it's actually a legit thing haha

Nice new mic, keep up the good work

Amphetamine used to be used for asthma. It was sprinkled on a cotton ball and inhaled. My life was saved by a druggie when I was in the woods at a part and my inhaled got lost. God bless you Mike, where ever you are.

i love fallout, man your channel is so informative and well made, keep it up man you gonna be big one day

Subscribed, thanks for the great video! love me some Fallout lore and/or game play ;) thanks! been a fan since 2009! and love the Fallout universe!

Forgot about F'NV's psycho subset of slasher....and stacking them:) (edit) And also cateye which is addictive if you don't turn up your brightness settings. Buuuut this IS part 1 after all.

5:58 There is a little correction, is that Jet not exist in 76

You absolutely made my day with the venom vs poison part. I have been losing the fight for so long I had given up 2 years ago. Nobody cares about being accurate anymore.

This is the first vid I've seen by you and I'm subbing, you have a pleasant voice and i loved this video ^__^

that funny moment when you need max charisma to pass a check so you use drugs to talk someone out of using/abusing drugs

I think I know why Hydra is named Hydra, it's because of the small vials, connected to one giant thing, the bottle in this case, thus, hydra.

The new mic is great! but the muffled crackly bits helped with the atmosphere of the already fantastic videos dude! And as for an irl equivalent for daddy-O it's probably mescaline a lot of authors and poets used it when the beatniks were a thing. But your videos are always great! ^v^

I love that you talk about possible irl equivalent of the fallout chems. Must have taken a lot of research!

Love the new mic

Psycho doesn’t increase damage resistance it increases damage output. Slasher increases both.

Been waiting for an episode like this! And the new mic sounds great

New mic sounds great. Keep up the phenomenal work. I can't believe you don't have more followers considering the quality of your videos.

Technically all venom is poison though you are right to say that scorpions have venom as venom is poison that is injected... Basically all venom is poison but not all poison is venom Not to sound mean just correcting you as scorpions do have poison that is a venom

FYI. Jet actually doesn't exist in Fallout 76. It was never created when the events of 76 happened. Great video though! New subscriber! 🙂

Started watching your channel about 4 days ago man, they basically got me playing fallout again enjoying everything these amazing games have to offer lol also got me spewing fallout lore to my cousin too who was already trying to get into fallout and with the amount of shit I spewed at him he's definitely playing it now, I'll start sending him some of your videos too because I wanna try and introduce him to the first 2 fallouts, only game he's played that is even close to those age wise are roller coaster tycoon 2

I always saw steady as a liquor moonshine type deal as you just sorta beer bong the whole thing like how you put a straw in a glass bottle to drink it faster but learned something new! I am now a subscriber really good break down videos

I'm fairly certain psycho increases damage output by 25% and not damage resistance.

#FunFact jet is probably inspired by a real world thing since its made with vertilizer that comes from bramin dung here is the real world inspiration... in some real world third world country people mostly kids put shit and piss in a glass botle put a empty balon on top of the bottle and let it sit until gas fills up the ballon and then they inhale it

I originally clicked off because of the mic being so grating, then got recommended this again, and I'm glad I stuck it out. Great video!

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