Fried Steak And Metal . . . Smell Of Outer Space
18/10/2008 02:35
NASA has commissioned
a specialist to recreate the smell of outer
space – which has been described as being
similar to fried steak and hot
metal.The research is being conducted so astronauts can get an idea of the kinds of conditions they will experience.
Steven Pearce, a chemist and managing director of fragrance manufacturing company Omega Ingredients, has been working since August to recreate the smell – he hopes to be finished by the end of the year.
“We have a few clues as to what space smells like. First of all, there were interviews with astronauts that we were given, when they had been outside and then returned to the space station and were de-suiting and taking off their helmets, they all reported quite particular odours,” Mr Pearce told Daily Mail.
“For them, what comes across is a smell of fried steak, hot metal and even welding a motorbike.”
Mr Pearce said he has successfully produced the smell of fried steak, but recreating the smell of hot metal has proven to be quite difficult.
SINC SAYS:
You don’t have to go to outer space to smell like that. Just wrap a steak in tin foil, toss it on your manifold and go for a two hour drive.