«If he had looked at the Materials Safety Data Sheet, he would have seen that the chemicals he was using,
ethyl formate and a strong base, are incompatible and potentially explosive when combined in an enclosed system.»
Blended into three million suns» worth of hydrogen and helium gas are hints of sweetness: ethylene glycol, the syrupy and toxic mainstay in antifreeze, and
ethyl formate, which has a fruity, lemony scent.