You underestimate cannabis edibles at your peril. Sure, it just looks like a harmless gummi bear, but chomping down on a whole one can lead to an evening lying paralyzed on a sofa as existential dread slams down on you like a ton of bricks.
But one brave older man decided that chomping down on one was the ideal route to appreciating some art. To be fair, he’s not exactly wrong here, but woe betide the inexperienced edible consumer who decides to venture into a very public place while high.
We can’t say what was happening before the video begins, but it certainly appears this unfortunate boomer was laid out by Robert Therrien’s sculpture Under the Table, which is on permanent display at The Broad Museum in Downtown Los Angeles. It’s a neat sculpture, but certainly seems to have awoken something special in this individual:
Boomer takes a gummy before visiting art museum. Cant handle the larger than life table. pic.twitter.com/sGH6gtFgnZ
— Marlin, Esq (@nostalgiafkninc) April 26, 2026
This poor individual is visibly peaking on THC, leaning against the wall, covering his face, pinching his nose, rubbing his eyes, repeatedly collapsing into emotion, and barely able to speak. Fortunately, he doesn’t necessarily seem to be having a bad time, but it appears he finds the concept of a giant table so amusing that he can’t “stand it anymore”.
“You doing okay, Dad?”
It also appears this is a family day out, with his son politely asking him, “You doing okay, Dad?” Judging by the evidence that he can hardly stand to even look at the large table, I’d conclude he probably isn’t “doing okay”.
Replies theorize that the sculpture is having the intended effect. Therrien’s goal with this (and other outsized sculptures) is to make the viewer remember what it felt like to be child-sized and see the world from a different perspective.
— mental blanking interval (@vsync) April 27, 2026
Perhaps the mind-altering power of THC cranked up the volume on that experience, giving this guy a window into how he felt fifty or sixty years ago. And, frankly, that’d be enough to get anyone to burst into a messy combination of tears and laughter.
Here’s hoping the rest of the visit went a little smoother. Though, frankly, the best course of action would probably be to get this poor dad to a quiet sofa back home, put on some Pink Floyd, and give him a large bowl of Cheetos.
Finally – and this should really be something written in giant red letters on the front of the packet – never take a whole one if this is your first time. Stick with a half (or less) and see how it goes, especially if you’re off on an outing to downtown Los Angeles with your son!
