From: utzoo!decvax!genradbo!al
Newsgroups: net.physics
Title: Re: strategy in rainstorms - (nf)
Article-I.D.: genradbo.1267
Posted: Fri Jan 28 09:33:18 1983
Received: Sat Jan 29 05:21:24 1983
References: hplabs.1135

In regard to:

	From decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!faunt Sun Jan 23 20:52:45 1983
	Subject: Re: strategy in rainstorms - (nf)
	Newsgroups: net.physics

	No-one has yet taken into account a real-world fact,
	that the faster you move, the shorter the time you will be
	exposed to the rain, although the "answers" I've seen
	at this time indicate that moving as fast as possible is best, 
	which would also minimize exposure time. 

It is not true that the length of time is not taken into account.  In both
the spherical body analysis someone else submitted and my rectangular body
analysis, the length of time is very much taken into account.  The fact that
you have to get to a particular place (in the horizontal direction) and that
you are moving with constant velocity in the vertical direction (a transfor-
mation of the rain's actual falling down) means that if you stood still, you
would get infinitely wet since you never reach your goal and yet you are
still moving vertically and intercepting all those raindrops.