the hadron collider is like an angel to me
>large
>unbelievably powerful
>hurts to look at for too long^ this is an angel
-wheels within wheels (look at it (and this picture doesn’t even really convey the scale of interconnected circular structures))
-covered in eyes (sensors)
-too large to see the whole thing at once
-too intricate for one mortal mind to grasp the whole thing at once
-brings cryptic messages about the nature of reality
-benevolent, but will kill you with invisible rays if you try to fuck with it while it’s on the job
This makes scientists and technicians priests, which also tracks in some ways.
