Does throwing things at enemies deal damage?

The Tutorial in Deus-Ex: Human Revolution briefly mentions the ability to throw move-able objects at enemies.

Excepting cases where you throw explosives and the like, is there any usefulness in pelting enemies with random crates and miscellanea? Does it deal damage, stun them, or anything other than simply alerting them to your presence?


Solution 1:

Depends on what you throw, but...yes.

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