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Is it true that if you put a penny on a railroad track and a train runs over it that the penny will be squashed to half dollar size?

felixthecat: I have always heard this, but have never had the opportunity to try this.

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2 years ago

penny

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train that might squash a penny

train that might squash a penny

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  • Guest
  • -  0 pts
  • -  (2 years ago)

Half dollar size, no, but it will be quite flatter and wider. As a 'ute, I tried it on everything from light rail to mile-long freights.

  • seth707
  • -  39 pts
  • -  (2 years ago)

well it does get sorta squished but it also becomes elongated so it's more like an oval, how much it gets squished depends on the size of the train. Get a good sized freight train and you can really flatten them out.
http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/images/Historical%20Page/elongated2.JPG

 

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