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  • Penny Terminal Velocity in a Vacuum: Understanding the Physics
    It's impossible to calculate a terminal velocity for a penny in a vacuum. Here's why:

    * Terminal velocity requires air resistance: Terminal velocity is the maximum speed an object reaches when falling through a fluid (like air). It occurs when the force of gravity pulling the object down is balanced by the force of air resistance pushing it up.

    * No air resistance in a vacuum: In a vacuum, there is no air. Without air, there is no air resistance.

    * Constant acceleration in a vacuum: In a vacuum, the only force acting on the penny is gravity. This means the penny will continue to accelerate at a constant rate (due to Earth's gravitational pull) and never reach a terminal velocity.

    In short: A penny falling in a vacuum would just keep accelerating faster and faster.

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