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Not -quite- as risky as Russian physicist Anatoli Bugorski who put his head into a high-energy proton beam in 1978.

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[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Alright now what happens if this happens in a vacuum?

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 7 points 5 days ago

The same thing, except the little bit of air resistance that stopped it slightly lower wouldn't be present.

[–] kalkulat@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

The professor and all the students are killed.