If you drop a penny off the empire State building would it be able to go through someones skull and kill them?

Question

If you drop a penny off the empire State building would it be able to go through someones skull and kill them?

Answer 1

No

Answer 2

They tested this on myth busters, by the time the penny hits the ground it is going roughly 65 miles per hour (105 km/h) (terminal velocity for an object of its mass and shape), which is NOT fast enough to inflict lethal injury or put a crater into the pavement.  But yeah, it would freakin' hurt if he bounced off your skull.

Answer 3

The rumor is that it can.  

But actually, it can't.  The penny wouldn't pick up enough power to kill someone, but could lead to a severe injury.  

I hope this helps!

Answer 4

No.  This myth has been disproved many times, a penny is not aerodynamic enough and its terminal velocity is nowhere near that of a bullet, the most it would do if it hit someone's head is sting slightly but nothing more.