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The Man Who Stuck His Head Inside a Particle Accelerator

wired.com — So it was in 1978 that when the proton beam entered Anatoli Bugorski's skull it measured about 200,000 rads, and when it exited, having collided with the inside of his head, it weighed in at about 300,000 rads.

Who dugg this? Made popular Oct 6, 2008

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  • datagod, on 10/06/2008, -3/+91That was totally rad!
  • craeyon, on 10/06/2008, -0/+66this JUST appeared on the front page a couple of minutes ago.. wtf

    and I am not making my Gordon Freeman and HEV comment again
  • relaxeder, on 04/17/2009, -9/+69When theoretical physicists get bored:

    "DO IT *****"

    "I WILL"
  • theviceroy, on 10/06/2008, -1/+52Dr. Manhattan?
  • primary0, on 10/06/2008, -0/+479 pages? Here is the print version: http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/5.12/science_pr ...
  • vampirepiggy, on 10/06/2008, -0/+35http://digg.com/people/The_Man_Who_Stuck_His_Head_ ...

    At least they had a picture...
  • spambutcher, on 10/06/2008, -1/+32people who mix up the speed of sound and the speed of light shouldn't be writing "sciency" articles.
  • Tobey, on 10/06/2008, -1/+25Dude, seriously. I can't believe you made that comment again...
  • turion64, on 10/06/2008, -1/+24wasn't this just on the front page 4 hours ago? lol
  • cheapotheclown, on 10/06/2008, -0/+20Picture of his face?
  • craeyon, on 10/06/2008, -2/+14ok.

    He should have used the HEV suit for such a dangerous task

    Gordon Freeman approves!
  • jaredcat, on 10/06/2008, -0/+12well i suppose you could read the article and find out. its only about 2 paragraphs down from the top.
  • inactive, on 10/06/2008, -1/+12I can. I saw it.
  • aaoral, on 10/06/2008, -1/+9Just do it anyways.
  • Borman18, on 10/06/2008, -0/+8Yeah, was just on the front page
  • aaoral, on 10/06/2008, -0/+8This guy is currently a super hero who flys around in a cape shooting proton beams out of his eyes.
  • Kyan, on 10/06/2008, -0/+8I think they bought rights to Fiat designs for production in the USSR at one time.
  • snapcase, on 10/06/2008, -0/+7Yeah, but they also lacked numbers and confused the speed of light with the speed of sound. And it was pretty much copy-pasted from Wikipedia.
  • MSP1, on 10/06/2008, -1/+7Don't particle beams travel in a vacuum so that they don't interact with atoms in the air? How did he get his head into a vacuum?
  • ladbroke, on 10/06/2008, -0/+6Wired does a terrible job talking about Bugorski's central nervous system suddenly appearing and disappearing in a mens room.
  • LeRenard, on 10/06/2008, -0/+6"proton beam moving at about the speed of sound" - Umm, that's a slow-ass proton beam for an "accelerator".
  • WhiskeyThieves, on 10/06/2008, -0/+6Seriously what would happen if that was the Hadron collider?
  • dezman2003, on 10/06/2008, -1/+7old != bad
  • Gnar04, on 10/06/2008, -1/+6you accidentally...


    your head in a particle accelerator
  • neocreo, on 10/06/2008, -0/+5Sounds like a story from an episode of Eureka! Dug!
  • elitedw, on 10/06/2008, -4/+9Harvey Dent?
  • aflaks, on 10/06/2008, -3/+7http://digg.com/people/The_Man_Who_Stuck_His_Head_ ...

    top of page 2, less than hit the front page less than 2 hours ago. come on.
  • walrusonion, on 10/06/2008, -1/+5that was interesting
  • Enderplayer1, on 10/06/2008, -0/+4Show us the gross side of your face!
  • krad23, on 10/06/2008, -0/+4"The dividing line of his life goes down the middle of his face: the right side has aged, while the left froze 19 years ago."

    Now we know the secret to youth! Take that Botox!
  • darkcrystal, on 10/06/2008, -0/+4at least put it on imageshack and change the name ;(
  • KidKenosha, on 10/06/2008, -0/+4Absolutely, this one stuck out at me as well...
  • locojones, on 10/06/2008, -0/+4You don't need the entire 9 page story because everything after page 1 discusses the limbo in which Russia's science towns find themselves in the modern era. But I have to admit, the introduction about this guy is absolutely riveting and one of the most interesting things I've read in a long time.

    But still, it just goes to show how little we understand the effects of radiation and the resiliency of the human body.
  • inactive, on 10/06/2008, -0/+4Anti-climatic...

  • ck376227, on 10/06/2008, -1/+5"Speed of sound"
  • shagg187, on 10/06/2008, -0/+4I am disappointed, Wired. Very disappointed. Reconstructing himself after the subtraction of his intrinsic field was the first trick he learned.
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  • zephyr42, on 10/06/2008, -0/+3Let's not accelerate this pun thread any more than we need to.
  • hydroplane, on 10/06/2008, -0/+3Particles accelerate YOU!
  • ansatsu29, on 10/06/2008, -3/+6We can stuck her head in the particle accelerator then let's see if she becomes smart enough to answer Couric's questions one more time.
  • dxgg, on 10/06/2008, -0/+3http://www.instantrimshot.com/
  • inactive, on 10/06/2008, -1/+4THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST
  • inactive, on 10/06/2008, -0/+3I just accidentally an entire particle accelerator.
  • sajuuk, on 10/06/2008, -0/+3For SCIENCE!
  • inactive, on 10/06/2008, -0/+3Nice duplicate!
  • freqk, on 10/06/2008, -0/+3Does he look like burnt face man?
  • strupatn, on 10/06/2008, -1/+3What pun are you talking about, in particlar?
  • strupatn, on 10/06/2008, -0/+2Was anyone else thinking about this a few weeks ago during all the LHC hype?
  • Scira, on 10/06/2008, -1/+3boom
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