Just one of those days...
Snoozed for an hour this morning... studied for an hour... decided to go running (it was cloudy, but the rain had been holding all morning)... ran for 10 minutes before a downpour came... took shelter under a tree for 5 minutes... weather cleared... ran for 13 minutes... bigger downpour... ran to my auntie's house and stayed in her garage for 20 minutes until realizing that I needed to sprint to my car to drive home and make it in time to class... sprinted for 2 minutes to the car... came home dripping wet... showered, ate lunch, and made it to class. Just one of those days :)
posted by Gina Fujikami at Thursday, March 09, 2006
6 Comments:
MythBusters did an experiment and found that you actually got wetter running through the rain as opposed to walking through it.
I know time was a factor in your particular decision, but your story brought that to mind.
Hope the rest of the day was better!
Really? But did they account for the amount of time difference it would take you from place A to place B if you ran vs. walking? :) Thanks, the rest of my day was much better :)
They set up a test where they traversed about 100 feet under different artificial rain situations.
I think they determined that while you got to the other end faster, you got more rain on your front (since you're running into the drops falling in front of you too).
Their results are based on assumptions about walking speed and running speed. Because if you had a guy who took one step per hour, he'd be wetter than the guy who ran.
So if we're going to assume certain variables, then let me suggest that running gets you wetter primarily from another factor: puddles. When you run, you generate more splash.
This is a classic freakonomics case.
Dorks :)
Andrew:
Well, they adjusted for time in their experiment, as the subject had to cover a specified distance. That eliminated thier assumptions on that point.
Gina:
Isn't this a case of the pot calling the kettle dorky?
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