Yes, falling coconuts can kill. A U.S.Marine suffered such a fate while sleeping near Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in January 1943, as did a concubine of King Tetui of Mangaia in the Cook Island in 1777. Just the same the claim that 150 die of such a thing annually appears to be greatly exaggerated.
Coconuts can kill William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-10-20
“Coconuts can kill.”
But does that depend on whether it’s carried by an African, or a European swallow?
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It’s a matter of air speed velocity.