The Wildest Myths Viewers Have Been Led to Believe by Movies & Media

Myth #24 – Dropping a Penny From the Empire State Building is Deadly

Terminal velocity of a penny is 30-50 mph, which isn’t fast enough to kill a person. It would definitely hurt, though.

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