From: utzoo!decvax!duke!harpo!eagle!wb2!houxz!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!CSvax:Pucc-H:Physics:retief
Newsgroups: net.physics
Title: Re: strategy in rainstorms - (nf)
Article-I.D.: pur-phy.646
Posted: Tue Jan 18 13:40:57 1983
Received: Fri Jan 21 07:56:52 1983
References: uiucdcs.1345

  I've worked out the problem before and assuming that there is no
violent wind whipping the rain in ALL directions then:
  1) If you DON'T have an umbrella, you should run as fast
     as you can through the rain (you'll get wet on your front
     but I assume you don't care.

  2) If you DO have an umbrella, you should walk slowly and
     angle the umbrella along the angle of the rain.

  3) To INTERCEPT the minimum amount of rain all you need do
     is run at the speed of light.  No problem.

			D.U.B.