for reference, the single particle had about as much kinetic energy as a pitched baseball, consider that trillions of photons and other particles normally hit y

for reference, the single particle had about as much kinetic energy as a pitched baseball, consider that trillions of photons and other particles normally hit you every second. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_my_god_particle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_my_god_particle