<story><title>What happens if you stick your head in a particle accelerator? (2017)</title><url>https://aeon.co/ideas/why-we-can-stop-worrying-and-love-the-particle-accelerator</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>lettergram</author><text>&amp;gt; Bugorski survived, completed his PhD, and continued working as a particle physicist.[4] There was virtually no damage to his intellectual capacity, but the fatigue of mental work increased markedly.[2] Bugorski completely lost hearing in the left ear, replaced by a form of tinnitus.[5] The left half of his face was paralyzed due to the destruction of nerves.[1] He was able to function well, except for occasional complex partial seizures and rare tonic-clonic seizures.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Anatoli_Bugorski&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.m.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Anatoli_Bugorski&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>What happens if you stick your head in a particle accelerator? (2017)</title><url>https://aeon.co/ideas/why-we-can-stop-worrying-and-love-the-particle-accelerator</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>snet0</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s so strange to me that the brain could be so damaged as to lead to facial paralysis and deafness, as well as seizures, but still function well-enough for the person to complete their doctorate.&lt;p&gt;Did he just get unlucky, and receive a precise zap to the &amp;quot;right side of the face&amp;quot; zone? Or did the brain have to adapt under stress, and decided that this functionality was the sacrifice that had to be made?</text></comment>