How else are ypu supposed to check for a beam on your accelerator?

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• MataVatnik@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Context: My physics professor told me how early particle physicist would stick their head on a beam of a particle accelerator to check for a beam, they would know if their eyes would flash as the beam went through. Surprisingly this messed up their vision over time.

  Unfortunately I cannot find a source on this, but I choose to believe my professor.

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  • alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    How strong were particle accelerators back then?

    The only case I know of a dude sticking their head in a particle accelerator was in 1978. His head became quite swollen and he had radiation burns. He’s still alive at 82.

    There’s also the Therac-25, that was pretty noticible.

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    • MataVatnik@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      If I remember correctly he was talking about physicist in the 30s, or one of those decades. Not sure when particle collider research started.

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  • cerement@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    we used to use X-rays to fit your shoes, so very probable

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    • nichtburningturtle@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Forget the x-rays. Remember the radioactive water dispenser?

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• lgmjon64@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Don’t ask me how Dr Bier and August Hildebrandt researched spinal anesthesia.

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  • MagicShel@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Was it boofing?

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    • swab148@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      No it was not

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• Arghblarg@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Don’t be Anatoli Bugorski!

  … or the guy involved in the Hanoi Incident.

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• Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I feel so much lighter!

  Watson! My journal. Quick, I’m getting dizzy.

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  • MataVatnik@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    The discovery of a century, the anti gravity beam.

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• LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Dr. Emilio Lizardo

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• lowleveldata@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Only one way to find out

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