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Dying To Spend A Penny

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A penny dropped from the top of a tall building could kill a pedestrian.

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A penny isn’t the most aerodynamic of weapons. A combination of its shape and wind friction means that, tossed even from the 1,250-foot Empire State Building, it would travel fast enough merely to sting an unlucky pedestrian.

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