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How else are you supposed to check for a beam on your accelerator? (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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.

Edit: Found something though they don't talk about intercepting beams with their head

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

More than a few teeth/entire jaws were lost over this I reckon