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  As a result, scientists' knowledge of particles is largely theoretical. The mountain of theory that is particle physics has been formulated on a molehill of evidence.

  For example, of the 6 bosons thought to make up a particle, 1 of them, the "Higgs Boson", has never been found – it was made up to give atoms the necessary mass for particle theory equations to make sense.

  The best way to study particles is to fire one really, really fast along a track, bang it into another particle and see what flies off. This is extremely costly, and requires vast amounts of energy.

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