Most Popular myths in Science (45)

3 Name: Anonymous Scientist : 2007-01-22 18:27 ID:Heaven

> You get less wet by running in the rain

Simple mathematical analysis shows this to be entirely true. The minimum wetness would be achieved when moving at infinite speed through the rain.

A decent approximation of the amount of rain deposited onto a person is moving through entirely vertical rain is: rain density * ( distance * frontal area + time spent in rain * rain speed * top area ) = rain density * distance * ( frontal area + top area * rain speed / forward speed).

It is also pretty obvious from the fact that if you stand around in the rain, you get pretty damn wet.

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