• Question: Can you be killed by a coin dropped from a tall building?

    Asked by Taz&Mol to Deborah, Euan, Maheen, Rob, Stu on 17 Jun 2016. This question was also asked by the groovy blueberry.
    • Photo: Deborah Prunty

      Deborah Prunty answered on 17 Jun 2016:


      If you were hit by a coin traveling really fast it could potentially kill you. Tall buildings have unusual air currents and up drafts surrounding them, these are taken into account when they are being designed and built and mean that its very unusual for a coin to drop straight down to the ground.

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