From: utzoo!watmath!watarts!bernie
Newsgroups: net.physics
Title: Re: strategy in rainstorms - (nf)
Article-I.D.: watarts.1646
Posted: Tue Jan 25 11:06:22 1983
Received: Fri Jan 28 06:19:01 1983
Reply-To: bernie@watarts (Bernie Roehl)
References: pur-phy.646

It seems obvious when you think about it :
     when you run, you will get hit with some number of raindrops X.
     Assuming it's a fairly short distance, you will not be thoroughly
     soaked.

     if you run more slowly, you'll get wetter.  (consider the extreme case
     of not moving at all; you will be soaked to the skin if you just wait
     long enough).

     Therefore it is far better to run through the rain, the faster the
     better.  Unless, of course, you slip and fall into a puddle...
     (does this qualify as an experimental error?)
                                     --Bernie Roehl