What Happens When You Drop A Penny Off The Empire State Building

What happens when a small penny meets the gravity of the earth- from a height that is unimaginable.

Will it break?

Will it bend?

Will it actually shoot at the ground like a bullet and make a hole in it?

The 102-story skyscraper is famous for a lot of things. But among all things people have wondered, science geeks have questions.

And this one is being answered. Right here, right now.

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