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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Science Galaxy of Rum

Posted by on Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 4:51 PM

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From the Guardian

Astronomers searching for the building blocks of life in a giant dust cloud at the heart of the Milky Way have concluded that it tastes vaguely of raspberries.
And that? That is one of the most beautiful sentences I have ever read in my life.


This post owes its existence to Ben Demar and his universe. The photo is by blmurch.

 

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1
I smell faintly of rum too. Mmm. Appleton Estate, accept no substitutes.
Posted by Fnarf on April 23, 2009 at 4:58 PM
2
I agree, Charles. I agree.
Posted by N on April 23, 2009 at 4:59 PM
3
Amazing. It woould be nice if a huge cloud of it swept over our planet and sweetened it up...
Posted by eliza on April 23, 2009 at 5:00 PM
4
dude i'm so stoned right now i don't even know what's going on Charles.
Posted by just like your worthless dribble on April 23, 2009 at 5:03 PM
5
Ethyl formate ... suggesting that a colony of alcoholic Space Ants governs the galactic center!

Lucky we are to live out here in the 'burbs, then.
Posted by RonK, Seattle on April 23, 2009 at 5:35 PM
6
Did anyone else get a vaguely Douglas-Adamsesque warm fuzzy feeling from that sentence?
Posted by Kevbar on April 23, 2009 at 5:49 PM
7
@4 - Same.
Posted by disagree with your handle though bro. on April 23, 2009 at 6:25 PM
8
We welcome our alcoholic space ant overlords!
Posted by Kent Brockman on April 23, 2009 at 7:09 PM
9
@6-Totally!
Posted by Cate B on April 23, 2009 at 7:46 PM
10
Something vaguely Douglas Adams-y about it. And that's very cool.
Posted by Darthvegan on April 23, 2009 at 7:54 PM
11
thanks for not getting hyperbolic about that sentence.
Posted by Max Solomon on April 23, 2009 at 8:36 PM
12
Charles, I love it when I get a chance to say this to you:

I totally agree.
Posted by violet_dagrinder on April 23, 2009 at 11:02 PM
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KEVBAR IS AN IMPOSTOR SINDROME.

HOW IZ RASPRERRIES = RUM?

I LIKE RASPBERRURS > RUM.
Posted by LAWriM0RRh0tTiEEey on April 24, 2009 at 6:27 AM
15
Who knew Douglas Adams wasn't making stuff up? Watch out for falling whales!
Posted by Karla on April 24, 2009 at 6:38 AM
16
And medieval theologians get a bad rap for calculating how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
Posted by physicists R dumb on April 24, 2009 at 11:32 AM
17
that was the stupidest unscientific sentence I ever read.
Mike in Maine
Posted by Mike on April 24, 2009 at 5:20 PM

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