If a jug of bleach fell from a height of two meters, and hit a cat-sized, month-old puppy, would it kill...?

Question

...the puppy?

My wife says it could have; I say the puppy just would have been slightly and temporarily injured (assuming, of course, that the lid stayed on the bleach and no bleach leaked out).

Best physics-based answers, please....

Answer 1

maybe. it would depend on the area, the strength of the puppy, and the strength and density of the jug (size matters too). if the ground was soft, like on a bed, it would probably hurt the dog a little. harder ground would increase the probability of a major injury and the intensity. if the puppy is a small and weak animal, it can probably seriously injure it, or kill it. if it was a strong dog, healthy and strong, it would do minimal damage. if the jug was plastic, the probability of a serios injury is slim. a glass one is another story (splat. you have a dead or crippled dog in the waiting line at the pet hospital).

Answer 2

a full gallon of bleach weighs alot, it probably would have hurt the puppy quite badly.