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Re:CERN approves plans for a $23B, 62-mile long super-collider by danielheath on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @06:31AM (#23612075)
Turning a particle moving at half light speed requires some pretty big magnets; the bigger the faster and tighter the turn.

The bigger turning circle lets them go faster with the same magnets.

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