Would dropping a penny from atop the Empire State building really kill someone?

Question

If the penny landed on someone on the ground, could they really be killed?

Answer 1

I've always heard it would. C'mon somebody in NYC must have tried this and put it on Youtube right?

Answer 2

yip gravity

Answer 3

hey wass up i seen on mythbuster on tv they tried it the only thing will happen you get bruised or major headache it feel like someone shooten a paintball at u, it wont kill u.

Answer 4

Yes, because the force of gravity is pulling the penny down so fast that it is almost like a bullet.

Answer 5

Somebody dropped a penny from the Sears Tower in Chicago and it almost cut through somebody's head. And i think it would do the same in the empire state.

Answer 6

Nope maybe a pain, bruise, blood. But no death. They tried it on mythbusters couldn't even pass the skin just a red mark

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QlMwJPoDhsE

Answer 7

Absolutely not.

Pennies reach terminal velocity (as fast as it can possibly go) before hitting the ground if dropped from 50 feet, so it's no different if dropped from the Empire State Building. Still, not enough force to hurt a person.