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Wed Apr-05-06 10:55 AM
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Alcohol cloud is 463 billion kilometers long |
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Wed Apr-05-06 10:56 AM
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Wed Apr-05-06 10:57 AM
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That's wood alcohol and it would make you go blind before it killed you.
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Wed Apr-05-06 11:40 AM
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8. don't worry, plenty of the "right" alcohol is also out there. :p |
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Edited on Wed Apr-05-06 11:40 AM by electron_blue
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Wed Apr-05-06 10:57 AM
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4. Organic Coumpounds on a Vast Scale § |
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Wed Apr-05-06 11:00 AM
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5. I find it particularly telling that the author had to include... |
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...a statement about methanol being unfit for human consumption. Expecially in this context-- the article doesn't say how dense the cloud is, but I'd guess we're talking about something on the order of less the 103 molecules per m3. Pretty thin drinking....
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Wed Apr-05-06 11:00 AM
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6. I think it's funny that the article specifically says: |
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"Methanol, an organic (carbon-based) molecule, is a cousin of ethanol, which is found in alcoholic beverages. Methanol is not suitable for human consumption."
They KNEW that the first think people would think was "PARTY!!!!"
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Wed Apr-05-06 11:09 AM
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7. So that's how the Big Bang got its name. |
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Wed Apr-05-06 12:43 PM
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9. Hubble captured this image of the monster alcoholic nebula: |
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Thu Apr-06-06 07:53 PM
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12. Breaking news: Halliburton to enter alternative fuels market |
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...as soon as they can figure out how to "lose" huge cash transfers from umpteen light-years away.
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Thu Apr-06-06 10:10 PM
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13. Just imagine how many lawyers could be shot in the face! |
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By my calculations, that's approximately ten to the twenty-third attorneys.
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Thu Apr-06-06 10:45 PM
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14. How big is the olive? nt |
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