Strange Things People Do

[SlowwHand]

I'm not talking about bizarre and deviant behavior.
Just everyday little quirks of the human being.

Like people who run in a rainstorm.
You've all seen them.
For example, they run from the store to the car.
Not with an umbrella or other protective gear. Just clothed (usually).
Why run? I mean, one can only get just so wet.

I think that's strange.

[chequita guevara]

I know a crazy Texan who puts nuts in his beer. That's just strange,.

[SlowwHand]

No. What MAY be strange is when a Texan posts an ode to a commie cat. See poetry poll.

[Japher]

I think it's strange when:

people break at green lights.

people order soda without ice.

your in a check-out line at a grocery store and the person in front of you waits until all 1 Billion items of theirs has been rung up before they even bother to look for their checkbook.

[Mercator]

Re: Strange Things People Do

Originally posted by SlowwHand
I mean, one can only get just so wet.

Exactly! So if you run, you'll get home sooner, so you can dry your clothes, get a cup of hot chocolate and snuggle up in front of the fire.

[Japher]

you get more wet if you run

[Theben]

Re: Strange Things People Do

Originally posted by SlowwHand
I'm not talking about bizarre and deviant behavior.
Just everyday little quirks of the human being.

Like people who run in a rainstorm.
You've all seen them.
For example, they run from the store to the car.
Not with an umbrella or other protective gear. Just clothed (usually).
Why run? I mean, one can only get just so wet.

I think that's strange.

Cecil Adams did a field test on this very subject years ago.

And he got more wet when he walked than when he ran.

So the strange one is you, thinking that way. Plus you put your nuts in your beer. Perv.

[General Ludd]

I walk in the rain - It's nice and refreshing.

Provided it isn't too cold out, anyways.

[Immortal Wombat]

Cecil Adams did a field test on this very subject years ago.

And he got more wet when he walked than when he ran.

It varies so much anyway, it's hard to know. Generally speaking, if there is a wind, and the rain blows in from the side, your best tactic is to walk at the same rate and direction as the wind (and preferably the same angle as the rainfall). If this is not possible, or the rain is coming straight down, you're better off running. But of course, I imagine your proximity to shelter or the distance you have to run also affects the wetness quotient.

[Shi Huangdi]

Re: Re: Strange Things People Do

Originally posted by Theben


Cecil Adams did a field test on this very subject years ago.

And he got more wet when he walked than when he ran.

So the strange one is you, thinking that way. Plus you put your nuts in your beer. Perv.

Plus, if you run, there is less time you spend while in the rain.

[Immortal Wombat]

But you hit more raindrops falling in front of you

[Theben]

Raindrop trajectory normally makes it impossible to angle yourself the same as the path of the rain. Plus changes in wind speed, direction, and the fact the water flows down yer bod. Always run if you don't want to be wet.

[Verres]

Originally posted by Immortal Wombat
But you hit more raindrops falling in front of you

but you miss more raindrops falling behind you

[Immortal Wombat]

thats the same reduction as "less time spent in the rain".

[Japher]

Raindrop trajectory normally makes it impossible to angle yourself the same as the path of the rain. Plus changes in wind speed, direction, and the fact the water flows down yer bod. Always run if you don't want to be wet.

It does depend on specific conditions, but you are wrong with the "always run"... I remember in Fluid Dynamics we did a mathematical case study on this and showed this to be false. That was a long time ago and I am not going to work it out again.

My sister use to think it best to drive as fast as you can through intersections; you lessen the amount of time you spend in the intersection thus the less chance of being hit.