1 Question: is it true that if you drop a penny from the empire state building it could slice someone in half? Keywords: force, gravity, physics Asked by monjiji101 to Asif, Laura, Lena, Sean, Viv on 14 Mar 2012. This question was also asked by jb98.
Laura Waters answered on 14 Mar 2012:
It could reach a high speed that would hurt a person but it is not big enough to cut someone in two! Best not to do the experiment!
Lena Ciric answered on 14 Mar 2012:
No. Friction from the air means that the penny wouldn’t be going that fast. And even if it was going really fast it might pierce someone but not cut them in half.
Sean Murphy answered on 14 Mar 2012:
Mythbusters tested this myth. Result? See below http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-penny-drop-minimyth.html
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