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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsScientists Confirm: Comets Smell Like Cat Piss
http://gizmodo.com/scientists-confirm-comets-smell-like-cat-piss-1782484882Rotten eggs, cat urine, bitter almondsthats the delightful elixir of aromas comprising the BO of one comet 67P, also known as Rosettas comet. In a heartwarmingly nerdy yet mildly alarming development, members of the Rosetta mission team have commissioned scent firm The Aroma Company to turn it into a perfume.
Yes, you heard that correctly. The deathly stank of comet 67P, inspired by the hydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and hydrogen cyanide Rosettas Philae lander sniffed before swiftly dying on the space rocks surface (and now we know why) is finally an eau de toilette. Colin Snodgrass, the scientist behind the harebrained scheme, plans to impregnate postcards with the scent and ship them to the far corners of the Earth so that all humans can begin to appreciate just how terrible their solar system smells.
A reporter at New Scientist recently got an exclusive whiff of comet 67P. He describes it as sharp and unpleasant, likening it to a physical presence inside his skull. The Rosetta mission team, meanwhile, is a bit fonder of the concoction, comparing it to the scent of a lily. Gizmodo can neither confirm nor deny rumors that said lily grew out of a dumpster full of used diapers.
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Anyone willing to wear Eau de Comet?
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Scientists Confirm: Comets Smell Like Cat Piss (Original Post)
FLPanhandle
Jun 2016
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stonecutter357
(12,682 posts)1. So the Comet is made of sativa?
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)2. Maybe Cats really do rule the universe
And we are here to serve them.
Igel
(35,191 posts)7. Probably not.
We seem to be in their litter box.
Perhaps that accounts for why we often feel crapped on.
tonyt53
(5,737 posts)3. I'm glad to hear that. I was going to poison the stray cats that hang outside my office bushes.
I thought they were pissing everywhere. I'm glad to know this before I killed some cats. A comet, who'da thunk it.
LiberalEsto
(22,845 posts)5. If your office bushes are boxwoods, they're supposed to smell like cat pee
DawgHouse
(4,019 posts)12. Wow, that's good to know!
stonecutter357
(12,682 posts)6. I was going to poison the stray cats ?
what the hell is wrong with you..
840high
(17,196 posts)8. You're joking - right?
wheniwasincongress
(1,307 posts)4. so do decorative gourd leaves
whatthehey
(3,660 posts)9. This is only slightly more weirdly intreresting
than the apparent fact that the universe seen from outside as a static whole would be beige.
http://priceonomics.com/what-is-the-average-color-of-the-universe/
FLPanhandle
(7,107 posts)10. Beige and smells like cat piss
Who knew grandmas old rug was a model of the universe?
rug
(82,333 posts)11. So does my couch.