Astronomers discover God’s liquor cabinet : Lone Star Times

Astronomers discover God’s liquor cabinet

by Matt Bramanti · 04/06/2006 1:06 am

Astronomers say they have spotted a cloud of alcohol in deep space that measures 463 billion kilometres (288 billion miles) across, a finding that could shed light on how giant stars are formed from primordial gas.

The vast bridge-shaped cloud of methyl alcohol has been spotted in a region of our galaxy, the Milky Way, that is called W3(OH), where stars are being formed by the gravitational collapse of concentrations of gas and dust, the discoverers said in a press release.

Methanol, an organic (carbon-based) molecule, is a cousin of ethanol, which is found in alcoholic beverages. Methanol is not suitable for human consumption.

The hell it’s not! I’m loving this wood-alcohol-and-tonic. Wait…who turned out the lights?

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10 Responses to “Astronomers discover God’s liquor cabinet”

Henley on April 6th, 2006 at 1:53 am

Maybe that is why the NASA people can’t get the Shuttle off the ground. Because, when they aren’t looking at kitty porn they are sampling the space clouds.
KRAUT on April 6th, 2006 at 3:18 am

Well! there you are, that’s a place for your next blogging tour.
bweldon on April 6th, 2006 at 8:29 am

Henley, are you talking about kiddie or kitty.

Kiddie is simply sick and wrong.
Kitty on the other hand is something that our friends at PETA have already done…
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2419202
bweldon on April 6th, 2006 at 8:31 am

Then they tried these…

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2532808
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2419204
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2419201
Smacktle on April 6th, 2006 at 10:47 am

Hey Matt your first glass of methyl alcohol is on me! I wonder if it makes you turn blue?
The Dude on April 6th, 2006 at 12:19 pm

Hey, if you’re into methyl alcohol, there’s no need to leave terra firma. Just become a sterno bum. The blindness will take a little longer to kick in that way since the methanol concentration is only ~4%. Enjoy your tasty beverage (without me, please).
duhmoose on April 6th, 2006 at 12:20 pm

So since liquid crystalizes in space, does that make it a pocket of crystal methyl?
fasternu426 on April 6th, 2006 at 1:10 pm

#6
I would rather be a crack ho:
http://www.bobfromaccounting.com/7_0204/crack_whore.jpg
The Dude on April 6th, 2006 at 2:53 pm

Faster,

Hee hee! Yeah, at least crack hos can see.

I’d rather be a crack ho than a sterno bum
Yes I would…

Doesn’t roll off the tongue quite as easy as the Simon and Garfunkel tune, but oh well.
Big45Iron on April 6th, 2006 at 5:37 pm

Come on Matt… where’s the followup. Like if there’s a chance the earth will pass thru this cloud in our lifetime?