The High Energy Particle

Supermassive black holes are flying even faster than these particles through space. Traveling so fast that if it were to be able to impart its energy to you, it'll be like getting hit by a baseball going 50 miles per hour. And it's the size of atomic nucleus. People are now specifically looking for these ultra high energy particles because they're so weird.

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[Trivia Question]

Walter Arnold first ever speeding ticket

https://automotivehistory.org/january-28-1896-the-first-speeding-ticket-2/

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Walter-Arnold-Worlds-First-Speeding-Ticket/

https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2014/01/28/the-first-speeding-fine-for-travelling-at-8-mph/

[Fact Off]

The Oh-My-God particle (high-energy cosmic ray)

https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-particle-that-broke-a-cosmic-speed-limit-20150514/

https://www.science.org/content/article/oh-my-god-its-real-particle