2007-02-12 03:16:23 · 23 answers · asked by Dan 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
This experiment was carried out some years ago. Walking keeps you the driest as running forces the same amount rain into the fabric, making you wetter.
2007-02-12 03:23:50 · answer #1 · answered by Spiny Norman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I mostly agree with Wendria but also with Pathetic_Club. If you are just running for a short distance and it isn't raining too hard but you are running through puddles then you'd get wetter if you run. However if it just started to rain and it is light rain, walking would get you wetter. If it is pouring so heavy or you're going a long distance you will be soaked completely either way.
2016-05-24 00:53:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are going against the rain then running gets you wettest but if you are going with the wind then running keeps you dryer!!!
2007-02-12 03:23:05 · answer #3 · answered by robertbaddington 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Walking gets you wettest. If you run your not getting all the rain on you and the rain on you can come off. That is my answer.
2007-02-12 03:20:36 · answer #4 · answered by Foxy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
they get you wet the exact same.. moving at a faster speed allows you to be in the rain for a less time but you cover more ground per second to collect on yourself. It may not be exact but pretty equal. If you walk you are in the rain longer but you only get hit with the volume of rain the size of your body per second...
2007-02-12 06:39:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would imagine that it's the same. If you run 3 times as fast as you walk, you would hit 3 times as many drops.
The only differences I would see is that walking prolongs the experience, but running makes you more likely to fall over and get soaked!
2007-02-12 03:20:52 · answer #6 · answered by Marky 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the direction of the running and the direction of the rain. If the rain is coming from behind you its best to run. if in front of you it may be better to walk. In general its better to run.
2007-02-12 09:25:13 · answer #7 · answered by Professor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I reckon it's the same - you run, you get there quicker but you are running harder into the rain. Walk and the rain gets on you slower but you end up out there longer! Good question!!
2007-02-12 03:21:11 · answer #8 · answered by JoJi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Imagine that it is not rain but radio-active rays and the amount of radiation (flux) is constant per unit volume. If you stroll through the radiation taking half-an-hour to reach your destination you will receive a fatal dose, if you run and reach safety in ten minutes you will only receive 1/3rd of the dose; what do you do?
2007-02-12 06:26:43 · answer #9 · answered by narkypoon 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Running apparently. There was a programme on tv recently where they took the challenge and ran and walked in the rain.The ones running got wetter. Which makes sense if you think about it.
2007-02-12 08:53:18 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋