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Friday science question: It's pissing it down: If I run in the rain, do I get wetter?
Before you scoff at the seeming simplicity of this question, New scientist had a long running debate on this matter.
So do I?
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how wet are you to start off with?
Alright to clarify
1) I'm dry to start with (like your mum)
2) Is running going to make me wetter than walking the same distance?
I think some dorks proved this once and it was on the news.
and the answer was no. Or it might have been yes.
of course you're going to get wetter by walking you numpty
You say that
but New Scientist's conclusdions was running made you wetter.
Who's the numpty now, numpty?
no it wasn't
CORRECT GRAMMAR
Otherwise I can't understand you
*pushes moker into puddle*
*a puddle
there was no aforementioned puddle for you to be able to skip the "a" prefix.
HIGH FIVE?
Well I for one am Sodden
:D
I was contemplating this yesterday whilst driving in the rain
I didn't come to any conclusion though
Is it windy?
No wind
for argument's sake
I don't want an argument.
Yes you do
Heh long running
What does cat_race thn
How are your stools?
This is one of life's greatest mysteries
I have always thought that you probably hit more water the faster you move in a rain shower.
but you also miss a load of drips that didn't fall fast enough to hit you.
*takes off glasses and looks at camera* it's totally dependent on running speed, rate of rainfall, size and proximity of raindrops.
But there's a constant "sea" of rain
that you're moving through so that doesn't really count
not every time.
it's too changeable. one drop doesn't follow another along the same path, so the only way to guarantee a "sea" like that is to suspend the raindrops in the air.
You spend less time in the same amount of rain.
But you also move more so there is a greater amount of your surface area that is applied to the amount of rain.
the same
as if you walked. ALtohugh not over the same distance, because you'll cover that distance faster when running. But running for five mins in rain = walking in rain for five minutes.
just made all of this up,is it ok?
I'm sorry, I need to go back to my monkey throwing.
Obviously what we have to consider is
how many raindrops hit you.
If you run then you will obviously be possibly be hitting raindrops more with your front (unless of course there is a tail wind that is the same speed as your running.....WIND direction and speed must play a part in this as well)
Also if you run then the raindrops might be hitting you in different places.
Wetness is mostly used by people as a subjective assessment of themselves.......some parts of your body might 'shed' water faster than others, dependant on whether clothed or not, or type of clothing.
If you are bald then the the rain would drop off your head (although then it might sodden your clothing, unless you had waterproof epaulettes (for example)
Of course running might mean that you get somewhere faster, so you would spend less time out in the rain (although again when you finish your run and go in the rain might lighten again)
So there are many many factors to consider and you need to define 'wetness' before we can answer better......
On the whole if we are measuring 'per minute' rather than per distance, then perhaps running will make you wetter (although other factors might change this) based on the concept of an increased number of raindrops hitting you, but again other factors come into play
obviously you'd just need to test it
With three identical, same sex triplets with alopecia, two of whom are willing to walk/run naked in the rain. And some squeegees.
jon tickle covered this on his programme
the answer was no i think. might've been yes though
i think that if you run
your front will get proportionally wetter that your back compared to if you stood still, but overall you'll be as wet running as you would be if you didn't (you may have to factor in that your surface area will be greater - leaning forward with your arms out)
not if you're running with a tailwind.
this was on a brainiacs once
cant remember what they concluded. it wasnt very scientific. they had people covered in sponges etc.
if you run like a girl....
....flapping your hands about then you will get less wet running as you will push all the rain away
Source: Cat_race.
How big is the running machine that the plane is trying to take off from?
What if you're running on a treadmill?
Will you take off?
Hang on, being wetter isn't a thing is it?
Your mum would beg to differ
Your mum would beg
My mum exists in absolute states of wetness
She is either fully wet or not wet at all. SO THERE.
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i think inman has just discovered a new type of rain.
the beheading sort?
no, his head is always there.
jaunty.
Answer for you here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MqYE2UuN24
Actual answer. Not a joke or anything.
I don't think anybody wants an actual answer.
Where's the fun in that?
Yeah, you're right, soz.
Ignore the above YouTube link.
The thing that makes me doubt this is the following
1) If you run in a downpour, or start running or whatever, you definitely seem to get wetter. Definitely.
2) New Scientist had a long debate on this and they came up with the answer that you should walk unless it's a seriously heavy downpour.
Fucking science.
Common sense
The longer you spend in the rain, the wetter you will be. Ergo: run to find shelter.
Common fucking sense.
Obvious, innit?
If you run, you're more likely to sweat
I swear being on a bike in the rain means you get wetter than walking
I have no conclusive proof of this.
i've found this
you're in a position where you get more contact with the rain. also, it sprays up from underneath as well. fucking rain.
Yep, exactly
Simple observation tells you that by running / cycling or even a car gonig through the rain, you get battered and soaked.
you can try this simple experient RIGHT NOW as it's still raining outside in the South East.
It is absolutely CHUCKING it down here at the minute
For an experiment maybe I could find someone in the office to run around in the rain while I walk around then we could take our clothes off and... hang on I've forgot what the OP was
I saw something about this recently.
Conclusion: You get the same amount of water on your front whether you run or walk. So it's best to run, cos you get less on your head.
Although if there's a tailwind, move at the same speed as the wind and you won't get wet at all. Although that seems rather unlikely.