Difference between revisions of "Venus drug"
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| − | A Venus drug was a chemical compound that supposedly made people more attractive to others, and was was illegal in the [[United Federation of Planets]]. | + | A Venus drug was a [[narcotic]] chemical compound that supposedly made people more attractive to others, and was was illegal in the [[United Federation of Planets]]. According to [[Mudd, Harcourt Fenton|Harcourt Fenton Mudd]], who used a Venus drug in a scheme to defraud a group of [[dilithium|lithium]] miners on [[Rigel XII]], "it give[s] you more of whatever you have. {{ellipsis}} [W]ith men, it makes them more muscular. Women, rounder. Men, more aggressive. Women, more feminine."<ref name="TOS03"/> |
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Revision as of 06:41, 17 October 2020
A Venus drug was a narcotic chemical compound that supposedly made people more attractive to others, and was was illegal in the United Federation of Planets. According to Harcourt Fenton Mudd, who used a Venus drug in a scheme to defraud a group of lithium miners on Rigel XII, "it give[s] you more of whatever you have. … [W]ith men, it makes them more muscular. Women, rounder. Men, more aggressive. Women, more feminine."[1]
Notes and References
- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Corbomite Maneuver". Star Trek, season 1, episode 10 (Production number 03). Directed by Joseph Sargent. Written by Jerry Sohl. Desilu Productions. 10 November 1966.
