you know when you are in a car and it is barely raining, when you come to a stop the windsheild wipers start to squeak because there is not enough water. when you start to move faster, then there is more water and the wipers stop squeaking.
ok, if this is true that the faster me move, the wetter we get, then why do we start to run when it begins to rain, wouldn't we stay dryer if we walked slowly???
2006-08-24 18:33:09 · 10 answers · asked by want_me_luv_me 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Good question. In fact I think that the answer is kind of simple and that is we aren't trying to stay dry, this is second on the list. The first thing on our mind is to get out of the rain, even though the reason for wanting to get out of the rain IS TO STAY DRY.
Kind of a cyclical type reasoning, but the whole moving faster thing, I really wish I thought of that VERY CLEVER
2006-08-24 18:38:48 · answer #1 · answered by Beano4aReason 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes we would stay drier when we walk slowly, but if we have to go a long distance, going faster seems a better choice even though we might get more wet, because, we are exposed to rain for a shorter duration, so relatively, the cumulative wetting might be lesser, and moreover, the rain might be moving away from us when we go faster , and we could be escaping after a distance !
All this is relative , dependent on the situation and other factors !
But basic instinct is move fast , somewhere when we like to get out of situation that we are not really prepared to accept !
2006-08-25 02:18:15 · answer #2 · answered by Spiritualseeker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe some girls should not ask questions, cuz the rest of us look Stupid too!
If u want i can explain it to u at the first place that why when the car is stoped it does not get wet as well. its not complicated, just has to do with the angle of windsheild and when to objects ( windsheild and rain) move toward each other, they get to each other faster. than one running and the other one being stoped. uhhh don't feel like explaining the rest....
2006-08-25 03:52:21 · answer #3 · answered by Celine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The car reaches a significantly HIGHER speed than us running. So the thing only really applies to cars.
We run because we spend less time in the rain, but we are not fast enough to really feel the same affect as the car.
2006-08-25 01:40:10 · answer #4 · answered by webcop33 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a very good point but I never run because I love the way the rain feels.
2006-08-25 01:39:09 · answer #5 · answered by curtis8472 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you just stand in the rain and see what happens. Think about it logically; it also depends on how long you stay out in the rain.
2006-08-25 01:39:00 · answer #6 · answered by MyYahooName 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeap......we shall walk slowly when it started to rain, we shouldnt run. That is the best way.
2006-08-25 01:38:44 · answer #7 · answered by Liza S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't run, but I kind of hunch over - to make myself smaller - which makes absolutely no sense at all :-)
2006-08-25 01:39:56 · answer #8 · answered by Fuzzy Wuzzy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a normal reaction
2006-08-25 01:39:11 · answer #9 · answered by maggotier 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u get weter if u run proven factoid on myth busters dont u watch it?
2006-08-25 01:39:27 · answer #10 · answered by drvshaftdrew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋