Astronomers have apparently found another cloud of gas - this one made of methyl alcohol.
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.
Not suitable for human consumption. So much for intelligent design. Although it could be intelligently designed, but for someone else.
Posted by: Brian Ferguson | April 05, 2006 at 07:42 PM
Having a consumable alcohol cloud of that size would sure cause beer prices to plummet!
Posted by: Phil | April 06, 2006 at 09:37 AM
Not to mention the incentive it'd give to private space exploration.
Posted by: Brian Ferguson | April 06, 2006 at 04:00 PM