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Alcohol Haze At Galactic Heart
Kentai writes: "According to the BBC: 'The detection of yet more alcohol in a giant molecular cloud near the centre of our galaxy could give clues to the origin of complex organic molecules in space.' I knew my life revolved around alcohol!"
someones trying to raid God's liquor stash...better watch out!
When I find myself in a cloud of alcohol, I frequently find myself emitting large amounts of organic compounds too.
No, no, it's not beer that sells everything, but pr0n. If they really want those grants for better peep^H^H^H^Hobservatories and, maybe eventually, FTL travel, they should detect clouds of naked babes! (And some buff but sensitive and romantic guys, too - why leave anyone's desires out?) ;)
Bureau of ATF officials are now on their way to the region looking for their intergalactic still. "Young adults tend to think that moonshining is a fun way to avoid their state's liquor laws, but the "Dukes of Hazaard" is not an accurate portrayal of this dangerous business," said Agt. Washington Fleming, who is leading the operation. "The quanity involved, although small by galactic standards, suggests that this is not being done just for personal use, and that makes it a Federal matter. Also, once they start selling it, they step on the heals of organized crime, and are so pitting themselves against a more ruthless foe than Boss Hog."
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it seems unlikely don't you think?...
There are several key steps in the origins of life:
And origins of complex organic molecules are believed to be:
2 reptiles beneath your current threshold.
I'd prefer a giant Miller-Beer experiment.
- - - If the sun is a star, why can't I see it at night?
....and slowly, though the eons, the cloud coalesces into clumps. In the more massive clumps something wonderful emerges! A star is born...made of beer.
It's gentle amber light pours over the proto-planets. The inner planets are made of more dense materials, salt, peanuts, etc. The outer planets are mostly gaseous in nature...
Democrats or Republicans. They are both taking us to the same place and they are not afraid of us anymore.
Do they use this stuff to make Pan-Galactic Gargle Blasters? If so, have they located Zaphod yet?
In a perfect world, intelligent life doesn't evolve.
If you open your mind too wide, people will throw trash in it.
Arggghh! Why wasn't I born a few centuries later, when I could travel there...?
Imagine all the alcohol.... 8-)
I guess this deep-freeze-yourself business is gonna become more popular now. Not to mention that scientists now have good reason to work on speeding up space travel...
T.
I'm no longer fed up with MS Windows: I go rid of them
You mean a serious and insightful and informative comment, like yours?
An update from the Department of Redundancy Dept.
Over half the posts on this topic, let alone entire site, are intellectual rubbish.
Nerds sure do have an interesting sense of humor - in the clinical psychologist sense.
Making dumb little jokes might make one feel warm and fuzzy about themselves, but others see it for what it is - a dumb little joke.
Wouldn't it be great if there was a public web forum that was both troll-less AND dumb-little-jokeless!
boy, do I feel sorry for your kids :)
(I couldn't resist the dumb little joke reply)
From the article:
Vinyl alcohol, actually a non-inebriating complex organic molecule...
Awww shit! And I was getting all ready to "boldly go"...
You're using her as bait, Master!