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Introduction

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Kevin pulls extreme pranks against Harry and Marv
I always believed the two would get more hurt than what the movie showed
Tested pranks that Kevin pulled

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Research Question

Would Harry and Marv have died from some of the pranks that Kevin pulled?

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What Pranks Will I Be Testing?

Brick falling
Free fall into basement

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Methodology: The Brick

Link to scene: https://youtu.be/E3RQVcNUcTA

Need to find force and velocity that the brick hits Marv so need to measure the brick’s mass, height of building, height of Marv
Mass of brick: 2.27 kilograms
Height of Marv: 1.93 meters
Height of building: ?

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Count the Marvs (There were 5 Marvs)

Height of building: 5*1.93= 9.65 meters

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Results: Brick Problem

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Methodology: Free Fall Problem

Link to scene: https://youtu.be/izXfM45jcNM

To find force that Marv and Harry hit the floor, need to find the masses of both men, the height of the fall, and the time it took to hit the ground
Harry’s mass: 63 kilograms
Marv’s mass: 98 kilograms
Time: 2.89 seconds
Total Height: ?

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Total Height

Stair height + height of basement from floor to ceiling
Average stair height: 0.1905 meters
Marv was on the 7th stair so 0.1905*7= 1.3335 meters
Harry was on the 8th stair so 0.1905*8= 1.524 meters
Height of basement was ‘count the Marvs’, so two Marvs fit the height of the basement
1.93*2= 3.86 meters
Marv’s total height: 5.1935 meters
Harry’s total height: 5.384 meters

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Results: Free Fall Problem

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So… Would Harry and Marv Die?

For the brick problem, it takes 520 pounds to crack a skull which is 2313 Newtons
It wouldn’t kill Marv, however, would leave him with more injuries or a possible concussion

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So… Would Harry and Marv Die?

Falling is fatal at 48 feet, or about 14 meters
Neither Harry nor Marv fell 14 meters, however they would’ve gotten the wind knocked out of them, or could get knocked out from the impact
While I wanted my hypothesis to be true, Kevin McCallister is not a murderer

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