Two Little-Known Facts About The Large Hadron Collider

  1. If the beam went off course, it carries enough energy to burn through six feet of solid copper.
  2. The amount of energy in a single LHC beam is still less than the energy present in the amount of chocolate that two Swiss people eat every year.

More facts about how much power is at the LHC here. And to answer that question you’re asking, here’s some opinions on what would happen if you stuck your hand in it. A Soviet engineer actually did that once, only he used his head.

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    Holy crap that man is lucky to be alive! Proton beam through his head.
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    Science! Yeah!
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    Cool!
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    you know, this is probably my favourite post in the world.
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