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by shagie 1332 days ago
Even the neutrinos from a supernova would be enough. https://what-if.xkcd.com/73/

> How close would you have to be to a supernova to get a lethal dose of neutrino radiation?

> The phrase "lethal dose of neutrino radiation" is a weird one. I had to turn it over in my head a few times after I heard it.

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> Only one neutrino will hit you every few years

Ah, the excuse I’ve been looking for.

“Can’t come into work today, was hit by a neutrino this morning. Need to rest up.”

An even better one is proton decay.

Proton decay is theoretically possible but has never been observed. and perhaps somewhere in the vast universe one might have done so... maybe.

So I like to blame it on many of life's unexpected events.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton_decay

"there are about a trillion neutrinos from the Sun passing through it every second."