eli5: What exactly does the Large Hadron Collider do, and why are people so freaked out about it?

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Bonus points if you can explain why people are freaking out about CERN activating it during the eclipse specifically. I don’t understand how these can be related in any way.

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My guess about CERN activating it during the eclipse might have something to do with the moon blocking particles the Sun emits that might impact the results? Maybe a “purer” run? I would think most particles would get absorbed by Earth’s atmosphere but maybe some get through that the Moon might block more of?

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