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some other kind of insect off of the Empire State building…would it still be alive when it landed?
from the top of the Empire State Building (1,250 feet, or any tall building of comparable height and controlling for wind) and it landed on a person below? How badly do you think the person would be injured? Would the person be killed?
Nope. Neither will a penny.http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_…
As they are both the same weight (W), they have the same mass. This results because W = mg = Mg = W; where m is the mass of the bricks and M is the mass of the feathers; g is the acceleration due to gravity. Thus, m = M.
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my brother and his friend are in a fight….help before I hurt them!!!!!
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Assume the solidity of the turd is approximately that of a Snickers bar.
Lethal, or not?
Assume the solidity of the turd is approximately that of a Snickers bar.
Lethal, or not?
No, pennies would not hurt a person. Odds are if the penny hit a pedestrian, he or she would probably pick it up for good luck.
would you like explode?