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Is it true that if you drop a coin from a tall building it will kill someone if it hits them on the head??
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Nah don't think so, it should hit terminal velocity pretty soon so doesn't really matter if it's dropped for 100metres vs miles, it will be traveling roughly the same speed.
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Spoiler: Last edited by AJ.; 03-04-2011 at 01:22 PM. |
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Nope, they tested it on mythbusters once, and they said the wind slows it down, so it wouldn't kill a person.
But maybe if it was a huge coin it would
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but would it seriously injure someone then?
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Apparently it wouldn't be traveling fast enough to even break the skin.
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It was rumoured that if you drop one from the Eiffel tower it would kill somebody but I'm not sure how true that is. Something bigger would, but I coin is quite light.
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then why did someone make it up then
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Cause of death: Killed by falling coin. |
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thanks for the vid
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im sure it would depend what way the pin would land, as it would swirl in the air.
but if it landed like with pointy bit 1st i'm sure it would pierce skin |
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It's never too late to be who you once could have been... Spoiler: Last edited by Benjamin; 03-04-2011 at 01:40 PM. |
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