| ▲ | jona-f 4 hours ago | |
I don't think that is the case. The kinetic energy of these super-energetic particles is often compared to a tennis ball. But that energy isn't released at once, so even if it would interact with yourself, that interaction creates a particle shower that takes most of the energy with it. I don't think we can feel one of our atoms getting violently ripped apart. | ||
| ▲ | cobbzilla an hour ago | parent [-] | |
There’s Anatoli Bugorski [1] who accidentally put his head into the path of a high energy proton beam. The injury resembled nothing like being hit by tennis balls. > He reportedly saw a flash "brighter than a thousand suns" but did not feel any pain. He’s still alive today, age 83. | ||