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Corey S Powell (coreyspowell@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 31-Jul-2023 03:38:32 UTC Corey S Powell

What a story!
That one time...at Fermilab...when physicists sent a ferret into a particle accelerator...
[It really happened in 1971]
https://www.sciencealert.com/bizarre-true-story-physicists-once-put-a-ferret-in-a-particle-accelerator #science #animals #physics
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1. Felicia the Ferret was fitted with a diaper (to prevent defecation-related particle accelerator mishaps) and a leather harness. Then, researchers trained her to travel through dark tunnels while wearing the harness, which had a strong string attached to it.
  https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/110/806/564/702/754/981/original/447cdbbd29816e56.jpg
2. Bizarre True Story: Physicists Once Put a Ferret in a Particle Accelerator
  
  from @ScienceAlert
  
  Decades ago, regulations for laboratory maintenance were not quite as stringent as they are today.

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