Unsettling Science

5 Replies to “Unsettling Science”

1. Did they cover the guy who got a particle beam to the head?

   https://www.amusingplanet.com/2020/02/anatoli-bugorski-man-who-stuck-his-head.html

   1. Compared and contrasted near the end.

2. I guess he now knows that particular particle accelerator like the back of his hand.

3. Some years ago I ran across a story about early particle accelerators, and that some of the workers would actually stick their head into the beam and use their retina for checking alignment. The particles striking the retina would cause it to “flash” so they could verify where the beam was directed.

   While these beams were nowhere near as powerful as what caused the described accident, it was –in hindsight– a very silly thing to do.

4. Here’s your theme tune:

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLjRouIKYsU