when it rains and you have travel ,let say 50 feet would you get wetter if you ran or walked the same distance

Answer 1

I've heard this debated numerous times but never heard a real scientific explanation. Some say that if you run, more raindrops will hit your body due to the fact that you are running into them as you move as opposed to just being hit by the ones falling straight down on you. Using that logic would suggest that the slower you move, the fewer drops will hit you. There may in fact be an optimal speed at which to move, but it would vary based on the intensity of the rain. All that being said, I think the less time you spend in the rain, the better off you would be, so I will continue to sprint those short distances.

Answer 2

Look at it this way. Rain drops are falling at a rate of x drops per unit area per unit time. The key here is time. The more time you are being rained on at the rate of x drops/area/sec the wetter you will become. You want to reduce this time. By running through the 50 feet or whatever the distance will mean the number of drops that hit you in that reduced time will be less. You may still be quite wet but not as wet as if you walked through it. OK?

Answer 3

Tests indicate that it doesn't make a big difference - maybe up to 10% if you're lucky. What it does do is give you more time to dry off afterwards, as well as spreading the water out over a larger area of the body - so it dries a little faster (walking lets most of the water fall on your head and shoulders, but running into the drops causes it to hit the front of your body from top to bottom.) Also, the longer you're out in the rain, the higher the chance that it'll get heavier - which can really get you soaked!

Good luck!

Answer 4

You'd get wetter if you walked because your standing in the rain for a longer period of time than if you ran. If you ran you'll be moving so fast that your body will be missing raindrops that you would get wet by walking.

Answer 5

This is a complex and much debated question.

When a moderate rain is falling vertically, consider the following total amounts of rain striking a body.
light stroll: 19.2 ml
double that speed: 15.2 ml
Olympic sprinter speed: 12.1 ml
... so simply picking up your walking speed cuts about 20% off the total water absorbed, but breaking into a sprint that would leave most of us gasping and writhing on the ground when we got to our destination only cuts off another 20%. I say, speed up by a comfortable amount, but don't kill yourself trying to stay dry.

Answer 6

You get wetter if you walk the distance as the time duration is more.

Answer 7

See Mythbusters episode, "Running in the rain"