Would a coin Kill if it landed on someone from the top of the empire state building?
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Miss Louise
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No. The terminal velocity (ie the fastest the coin could get to with the speed of gravity and air resistance taken into consideration) is not high enough to kill a human. Unless ofc that human was very unlucky and got hit in the eye and died of shock.
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I think Mythbusters busted this one.
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It's not enough to kill somebody, but OUCH. that would hurt like hell. and if the person saw it hit them, they might get a shock injury. It probably wouldn't be enough to murder somebody, but a coin from that height would be extremely injurious.
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Everything will eventually fall at the same speed no matter how far it has to go before it is stopped, theoretically anyway. Air resistence can be a factor too, of course. Maybe if you dropped a bowling ball it would kill someone, but that's only because it's a bowling ball, not because it fell for a long time.
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Nope. It would smart a bit though. Look up terminal velocity.
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Of course it would what curly haired idiot would disagree?
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No....;)
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Even if it won't, you really shouldn't throw junk off buildings.
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Nope - you need something heavier and maybe more aerodynamic. Try a plumb-bob. I am, of course kidding... ;_)
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