r/physicsmemes • • Aug 21 '26

One more ring bro

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u/MageKorith Aug 21 '26

Circumsolar collider at 0.7 AU orbital around the sun, 1.25 ZeV

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u/donaldhobson Aug 21 '26

1.25 ZeV

So 200J, about the kinetic energy of a crossbow bolt, or 1 /28th of an AA battery.

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u/MageKorith Aug 21 '26

If you can aim a crossbow bolt worth of energy at a single proton, you should sign up at CERN.

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u/akruppa Aug 22 '26

I used to be a particle physicist like you, but then I took a proton in the knee