a question about the Large Hadron Collider.

[Perpetual Motion]

i know it is not possible but theoretically speaking if I put my hang in the Large Hardon Collider and the two particles wizz around and smashed into my hand what would happen?

 

would my hang just explode? would there be a big hole in my hand? or is the collision so small it wont effect my hand at all?

Edited December 2, 2011 by Perpetual Motion

[PhDwannabe]

Absolutely do not hang your hang into any particle accelerator. That is decidedly not what it's for.

[Cap'n Refsmmat]

Someone did sort of the same thing once. It didn't end well:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoli_Bugorski

[matty]

Absolutely do not hang your hang into any particle accelerator. That is decidedly not what it's for.

 

Ok, now thAt was funny, c'mon, people.

[Appolinaria]

Someone did sort of the same thing once. It didn't end well:

 

https://en.wikipedia...natoli_Bugorski

 

Yep, still proud to be part Russian.

[Mystery111]

Someone did sort of the same thing once. It didn't end well:

 

https://en.wikipedia...natoli_Bugorski

 

My god. The man was irradiated beyond belief!!! Eeeek!

[Enthalpy]

The beams at LHC contain enough energy, power, impulse, and are concentrated enough, that they bore a hole in the metal tube if steered badly.

Targets intended to absorb such a beam are difficult to design because of heating, among others.

 

By the way, electron beams are an industrial means to weld alloys, and these machines don't have the LHC's power.