The Man Who Took A Proton Beam To The Face And Lived
Meet Anatoli Petrovich Bugorski. He was a Russian scientist studying high energy physics when he accidentally stuck his face in the path of a proton beam being generated by a particle accelerator.
Reportedly, he saw a flash “brighter than a thousand suns”, but did not feel any pain.
The aftermath was even stranger. He’d received what was thought to be a a lethal dose of radiation and his face became swollen and began peeling. Everyone thought old Bugorski was a sure goner.
Except, he didn’t die. He lives to this day.
Aside from a loss of hearing and increased mental fatigue you’d have never known he took a FREAKING PROTON BEAM straight to the dome.