Penny Drop, Microwave Madness!, Radio Fillings

Season 2Episode 447 minOct 17, 2003
Penny Drop, Microwave Madness!, Radio Fillings

Episode #7 – "Penny Drop"

Myths tested:
Will a penny dropped from the top of the Empire State Building kill a person or penetrate the ground?
Can a person's internal organs be cooked by a tanning booth?
Can tooth fillings receive radio waves?

Jamie and Adam test whether a penny dropped from a skyscraper will embed in concrete and whether it is possible to pick up radio signals through tooth fillings. The team finds out the terminal velocity of a penny and make a penny cannon, then shot it at a pigs scull. This showed if a penny being dropping at terminal velocity can kill someone. Can you be baked to death on a tanning bed They also examine several myths surrounding microwave ovens.

Penny Drop, Microwave Madness!, Radio Fillings has aired on Oct 17, 2003 at 9:00 PM
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