20/20 Myth: Dropping A Penny From A Tall Building Is Deadly

Have you heard this one? That a penny thrown off the top of the Empire State Building could kill a pedestrian below? Or that it would go through the sidewalk?

I bet Gena Binkley knows.

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[Chrystar009]

we should drop a fat kid down instead it would be much funnier

[xSONxOFxCALIFAS]

i dont know about a penny but a big ass rock should work

[evant11keelan11]

nope it dont work

[hunterb1013]

lead would work so would a plank of wood or people or a FUCKING CAR!!!!

[maplebanks]

hailstone falls from a greater hight but dosent kill people

[kalche745]

Air resistance is acting upon the penny (other then F_g = mg aka gravity), Air resistance can be in many directions rendering the penny's force to be arbitrary, but not strong enough to kill. Thought about this while studying for Physics final. XD. If it was a bullet/sharp object, where you shot it with a perfectly vertical force, air resistance wouldn't be arbitrary and you got a powerful force.

[mayadaj1]

Through 2:14 and 2:39 he looks like a retard catching bird poop !

[MrCubansamxxx]

@DillonNguyen You're a retard and don't know physics. Look up the term terminal velocity. Then look up how fast a bullet has too travel to penetrate a body. It is only a myth. -___-

[Flinty88]

if it hit the ground hard enough it might flatten out into a quarter or something? wtf?

[hbeal05]

Umm retard try dropping a penny 10 feet and have it hitting your hand it stings a little bit try dropping it off the sears tower wich is over 20 stories tall how bad will that hurt retard

[DillonNguyen]

@thetrickster9898 Are you stupid? Maybe you're just retarded or not educated. If you add distance and the effect of gravity. That penny is a speeding bullet coming from that distance.

[thetrickster9898]

only i spelled that wrong