> Particle physics is so complicated that it was like trying to understand a foreign language, particularly since high school physics was 25 years in the rearvi

> Particle physics is so complicated that it was like trying to understand a foreign language, particularly since high school physics was 25 years in the rearview mirror. I recently visited CERN with a group and had a different experience. From watching the Higgs announcement, I expected to understand very little about the physics involved. But our tour guide (he was probably around 30 years old) was really great in explaining how the colliders and detectors work, so I felt that I could follow almost all explanations. A visit to CERN is highly recommended if you have some interest in science :)