why do you blow things up? – Electromagnetic Zone

Question: why do you blow things up?
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Asked by wheatleypollington to Ben on 16 Mar 2012. This question was also asked by hepworthandsimmons, smithmoorebell.
- Ben Smart answered on 16 Mar 2012:
  
  When we blow up protons (tiny things inside atoms) at CERN, we look at what comes out of the explosion and use it to try to understand how the universe works. Currently this is the best way we have for finding out how the smallest things in the universe work!

Question: why do you blow things up?