Recent content by femtometer

I agree of course; I've made this point repeatedly to him. I just am curious about whether my fears (about the potential for serious injury) are justified.

A friend of mine was on his third floor balcony and saw someone vandalizing a wall almost directly below on the ground. He wanted to throw a plate from the balcony at the vandal. How dangerous would this be? If each floor is about 10 ft and my friend and the vandal are of equal height, that's...