What would happen if I dropped a coin from the Eiffel Tower?

Question: What would happen if I dropped a coin from the Eiffel Tower!?

Could it kill someone if it hit their head!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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It would reach terminal velocity!. Even at that speed it doesn't have enough power to penetrate skin, so the answer is no :P

Mythbusters tested it :

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/MythBusters!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It'll depend on person!. if person is child or old will have lots of chance to deadWww@QuestionHome@Com

I saw a TV show about that, terminal velocity of a coin is about 60 MPH, not enough to kill anyone!. Might leave a lump though!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

no!.!. it would only travel at like 60 Mph!.!. this was on mythbusters!.!. or some other similair show!.!.
things fall at a fixed rate of speed!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Someone else will profit by you throwing away a coin!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

28 years ago, I asked my teacher the same thing! someone told me it would and when we got to the top we all dared each other to do it, but my concience wouldn't let me "just in case"!. My maths teacher suggested we worked out the speed and velocity etc etc, we just glazed over and didnt bother!Www@QuestionHome@Com

you will lose one penny it sure will happenWww@QuestionHome@Com

It's a coin toss, thats for sure!.!.!. It won't kill anyone but you must be asking your self, heads or tails!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com