:03:02
Factory workers, soldiers, pilots.
:03:05
That's why it took two bombs
to get them to surrender.
:03:08
A nuclear blast is just a minor
nuisance to a determined tweeker.
:03:13
In the '50s,
the housewives got ahold of it.
:03:16
Dexedrine, Benzedrine, Methedrine.
:03:19
Now, that's a classic
speed freak for you.
:03:22
Skinny and cleaning house.
:03:24
Her husband never knew
what hit him in the sack.
:03:30
It's rumored that one of our presidents
dabbled with energy shots.
:03:35
Imagine that, a slammer
in the White House.
:03:38
If it's true, I bet Khrushchev
never got a word in edgewise.
:03:42
By the late '60s, the government
cracked down and sent it underground.
:03:47
Bikers controlled the market
for a while.
:03:50
Now anyone with a chemistry kit and
the ingredients can cook it at home.
:03:57
Ever see a long-haired,
tattooed freak...
:04:00
...buying up all the cold medicine
at 3 in the morning?
:04:05
Take it from me,
he doesn't have a cold.
:04:10
He's a cook.
:04:12
In his kitchen, you'll find a grocery
list of unsavory ingredients.
:04:17
Drain cleaner, hydrochloric acid,
match heads for red phosphorus...
:04:21
...ether and of course,
the cold medicine.
:04:25
That's for the ephedrine
soon to become Methedrine.
:04:30
This guy is a regular Julia Child.
:04:32
Problem is, even Julia screws up
the bouillabaisse from time to time.