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admarlow | 12:35 Tue 09th Aug 2005 | Science
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If I dropped a pencil from a building, how many stories would it take to reach terminal velocity?, what a pencil traveling at this speed be dangerous?
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The terminal velocity of any object is governed by its wind resistance.  On the moon, all object fall at the same speed, and have the same terminal velocity. So to answer your question properly, you would need to know the weight and dimensions of your pencil.

As for whether or not it would be dangerous, a pencil stuck in your eye at any speed is dangerous!

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