How do we know that millions of neutrinos are passing though us,

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The discussion centers on the detection of neutrinos, highlighting that millions of neutrinos pass through the Earth and human bodies daily, yet only a few are detected by instruments. This phenomenon is attributed to the weak interaction of neutrinos with matter, making them elusive to conventional detection methods. The conversation suggests that this topic is relevant to fields such as High Energy Physics, Nuclear Physics, and Particle Physics.

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How do we know that millions of neutrinos are passing though us, whilst only the odd one shows up in detectors?
 
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may be this question should be in High Energy, Nuclear, Particle Physics.
please move it, if you think so.
 

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