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Mythbusters· Season 2 · Episode 4

Penny Drop, Microwave Madness!, Radio Fillings

S02E04·8.0·October 17, 2003·47m·Science

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.

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#4In Season 2of 13 rated episodes
#136All-timeof 273 rated episodes
+0.0vs season avgSeason 2 averages 8.0
2003First airedOctober 17, 2003

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