The Cosmic Particle Party You Never Noticed

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The Cosmic Particle Party You Never Noticed

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This one's a scientific mic drop! People claiming "electromagnetic hypersensitivity" freak out about WiFi signals, but completely forget that neutrinos and cosmic rays are zipping through their bodies by the TRILLIONS every second! 😂

While WiFi operates at about 2.4 GHz with super low power, cosmic rays are high-energy particles from space that have been bombarding Earth (and us) since before humans existed. And neutrinos? Those sneaky subatomic particles are so non-interactive they can pass through a light-year of lead without stopping!

The irony is delicious - worrying about WiFi while being completely unbothered by the cosmic particle rave happening through your body right now!

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