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Where is the hottest point humans have ever made?

Inside the LHC particle accelerator at CERN

Background

The hottest point ever made by humans is at CERN in Switzerland. Inside the huge particle accelerator tiny particles crash into each other at massive speed. For a moment it reaches over 5 trillion degrees Celsius. That is around 300,000 times hotter than the center of the Sun.

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