Scientists Confirm: Comets Smell Like Cat Piss

[FLPanhandle]

http://gizmodo.com/scientists-confirm-comets-smell-like-cat-piss-1782484882



Rotten eggs, cat urine, bitter almonds—that’s the delightful elixir of aromas comprising the BO of one comet 67P, also known as Rosetta’s 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 Rosetta’s Philae lander sniffed before swiftly dying on the space rock’s 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?

[stonecutter357]

1. So the Comet is made of sativa?

[FLPanhandle]

2. Maybe Cats really do rule the universe

And we are here to serve them.

[Igel]

7. Probably not.

We seem to be in their litter box.

Perhaps that accounts for why we often feel crapped on.

[tonyt53]

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]

5. If your office bushes are boxwoods, they're supposed to smell like cat pee

http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/boxwood/boxwood-has-bad-odor.htm

[DawgHouse]

12. Wow, that's good to know!

[stonecutter357]

6. I was going to poison the stray cats ?

what the hell is wrong with you..

[840high]

8. You're joking - right?

[wheniwasincongress]

4. so do decorative gourd leaves

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3yzF_1JcOn8/T9qBABO1n1I/AAAAAAAACb8/G91zcOP-urg/s1600/10-Crafter%2527s+Gourd+covering+a+lattice+structure.JPG

[whatthehey]

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]

10. Beige and smells like cat piss

Who knew grandmas old rug was a model of the universe?

[rug]

11. So does my couch.