Exactly. Also, a bullet made of lead is going to have
a hell of a lot more mometum than a penny.
a 44 caliber bullet weighs 210 grains or 13.6 grams
a penny weighs 2.5 grams so the bullet weighs 5.44
times a penny, so the momentum is 5.44 times that of a
penny.
--- Paul Hill <paulroberthill at gmail .DO.T com> wrote:
> On 8/30/07, Nicholas Geti <ngeti@optonline.net>
> wrote:
> > It is stupid but the bullets do not come down with
> the same force that they
> > go up due to air resistance. The Mythbusters show
> demonstrated this with
> > pennies dropped from a high building. No matter
> how high the building, the
> > pennies always landed with the same speed and
> force. The force was not
> > enough to cause any damage other than a little
> pain if they hit their heads.
> >
> > The principle is called "terminal velocity".
> People jumping out of airplanes
> > reach about 100 mph and never fall any faster as
> the height is increased.
>
> Pennies or people <> bullets
> Bullets are somewhat more aerodynamic!
>
> --
> Paul
>
>
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