>So I'm not sure why people react like you do towards it. Is it different from seeing it in pictures? Yes: it is massive. There are few bigger experimental set

>So I'm not sure why people react like you do towards it. Is it different from seeing it in pictures? Yes: it is massive. There are few bigger experimental setups in the world. A telescope is "just a mirror", yet any modern large telescope is awe-inspiring by virtue of its size.