Althouse: "European Scientists Conclude That Distant Comet Smells Terrible."

October 24, 2014

"European Scientists Conclude That Distant Comet Smells Terrible."

"The European Space Agency has posted a full rundown of the comet's BO on its website. The mix includes ammonia (NH3), hydrogen sulphide (H2S), formaldehyde (CH2O) and methanol (CH3OH)."

13 comments:

Rob said...: French scientist suggests covering it up with massive amounts of perfume.; 10/24/14, 8:08 PM
Rusty said...: Shorter;
Smells like Michael Moore. That's all they had to say, smells like michael Moore.; 10/24/14, 8:09 PM
Paco Wové said...: Futurama's prophetic vision triumphs again.; 10/24/14, 8:51 PM
madAsHell said...: The distant comet smells like.....Venice??; 10/24/14, 8:53 PM
madAsHell said...: Interesting.....I usually access althouse with an older version of safari.....when I attempted to access using Firefox, I was required to "prove your not a robot".; 10/24/14, 8:56 PM
YoungHegelian said...: Well, you gotta admit -- it's pretty tough to shower out there.

There's a YMCA on Ganymede that the comet stops into on the way by, but other than that 6.44 years is a long time to get ripe.; 10/24/14, 9:06 PM
Biff said...: Just add a little heat and water, and you have pretty much everything you need to start down some very interesting chemical pathways...the kind that you find in biochemistry textbooks.; 10/24/14, 9:14 PM
Quaestor said...: Maybe comets are like Stilton cheese... smells awful, tastes great!; 10/24/14, 11:50 PM
furious_a said...: That poor comet has no nose.

Oh, dear, how does it smell?

TERRIBLE!; 10/25/14, 2:06 AM
lonetown said...: Its got carbon? that manmade poison? Oh noes!; 10/25/14, 6:31 AM
Michael Fitzgerald said...: Who cut the green cheese?; 10/25/14, 7:00 AM
Jaq said...: Just think of it as a giant sperm on the hunt for receptive planets.; 10/25/14, 8:08 AM
Sam L. said...: Comets are stinkers! Film at 11.; 10/25/14, 9:57 AM