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clock-iconPUBLISHEDOctober 19, 2022
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If You Dropped A Coin Off The Top Of The Empire State Building Would It Kill Someone Below?

In this video, the Veritasium YouTube channel tests out whether dropping a penny off a skyscraper is as dangerous as people say.

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