Dorky stuff about the Universe

Jason P

mysticweed said:

Please explain: do the trillions of neutrinos that pass through our bodies each day go through us and the earth and come out the other side and vice versa?

I'm not a scientist but I play one on TV ... Neutrinos are the smallest element that we know of, so our DNA makeup could stop them from passing through.  Same goes with Earth.

rgambs

Quarks are smaller than neutrinos...even still, I'm not sure whether or not they would pass through the core.  It's pretty hot and dense...

rgambs

https://icecube.wisc.edu/news/view/546

rgambs

And speaking of Cherenkov Radiation, I just read this a few weeks ago since I'm in the vision biz...nice coincidence!

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-elusive-phenomenon-of-light-flashing-from-human-eyes-has-been-captured-for-the-first-time/amp