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Comment by Naomi Dinmore

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Science writer at CERN covering particle-physics experiments and research developments.
Millions of cosmic rays bombard the Earth's atmosphere every second. Primary cosmic rays can have very high energies - above 10^17 eV - similar to those of the high-energy collisions that are produced in the LHC.
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Naomi Dinmore, "LHCf continues to investigate cosmic rays," CERN, September 28, 2022.
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The Large Hadron Collider poses no credible risk of destroying Earth by creating a microscopic black hole
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AI Verified The cosmic-ray comparison is directly relevant context for the claim that the LHC poses no credible Earth-destruction risk. model=gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified By comparing LHC collisions to high-energy cosmic rays, the quote supports the recorded for answer. model=gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified Verified against CERN’s September 28, 2022 article; the quote matches the source passage describing cosmic rays with energies comparable to LHC collisions. model=gpt-5 · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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