On 13 July 1978, Bugorski was checking a malfunctioning piece of equipment when the safety mechanisms failed. Bugorski was leaning over the equipment when he stuck his head in the path of the 76 GeV proton beam. Reportedly, he saw a flash "brighter than a thousand suns" but did not feel any pain. This is what happened next
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatoli_Bugorski
https://www.wired.com/1997/12/science-2/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bragg_peak
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5z8t95/what_if_you_were_shot_by_the_lhc_beam/
https://science.slashdot.org/story/10/09/25/2150228/dont-cross-the-lhc-stream-maybe
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http://www.ihep.su/files/OMEGA%20LOI.pdf
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