At the center of the Milky Way is a raspberry daquiri....

[Skidmore]

http://www.iflscience.com/space/center-our-galaxy-smells-raspberries-and-tastes-rum

The Center Of Our Galaxy Smells Like Raspberries And Tastes Like Rum

June 16, 2014 | by Stephen Luntz

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Ever wondered what the center of the galaxy smells like? Depending on your preference, the answer could be raspberries or rum.

As improbable as this sounds, the discovery was made when astronomers from the Max Plank Institute used the IRAM radio telescope in Spain to study Sagittarius B2, a dust cloud near the center of the galaxy. The announcement was made at the time in Astrophysics and has since been confirmed with studies of similar dust clouds.

Among the chemicals for which signals were found was ethyl formate (C3H6O2), the dominant flavor in raspberries, as well as an important one in rum.

Now before enthusiasts start getting too carried away with plans for giant drunken berry picking space voyages there are a few things that need to be pointed out. Ethyl formate “does happen to give raspberries their flavor, but there are many other molecules that are needed to make space raspberries," the Institute's Arnaud Belloche told The Guardian. The density is also far to thin to be useful, and there is that annoying lack of enough oxygen to breathe.... more

[elleng]

1. Oh gee, I love raspberry,

but not Daiquiri so much!

[Xipe Totec]

2. Farnsworth, is that you?

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/a6o404/futurama-smelloscope

[Fearless]

3. My thoughts exactly.