It struck the creature full in the chest, dropped harmlessly to the ground.
The cable dropped harmlessly away from the Sea Hound's deck.
But his finger squeezed against only air as the gun dropped harmlessly to his feet.
Then a deadman's switch shut off the beam, and it dropped harmlessly to the floor.
Guns which would have loosed fatal bullets dropped harmlessly to the floor.
The sword dropped harmlessly from the crippled hand.
The club dropped harmlessly behind the orc, and it, too, fell backward, quite dead.
The puck then sailed high but dropped harmlessly outside the net.
If someone trips or yanks on the cord, the magnet detaches and drops harmlessly to the floor.
The revolver dropped harmlessly to the carpeted floor of the lecture hall.