06-01-2004 01:36									#1
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I'm not talking about bizarre and deviant behavior.
Just everyday little quirks of the human being.

Like people who run in a rainstorm.
You've all seen them.
For example, they run from the store to the car.
Not with an umbrella or other protective gear. Just clothed (usually).
Why run? I mean, one can only get just so wet.

I think that's strange.

	06-01-2004 01:38									#2
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I know a crazy Texan who puts nuts in his beer. That's just strange,.

	06-01-2004 01:39									#3
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No. What MAY be strange is when a Texan posts an ode to a commie cat. See poetry poll.

	06-01-2004 01:39									#4
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I think it's strange when:

people break at green lights.

people order soda without ice.

your in a check-out line at a grocery store and the person in front of you waits until all 1 Billion items of theirs has been rung up before they even bother to look for their checkbook.

	06-01-2004 01:42									#5
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quote: Originally posted by SlowwHand I mean, one can only get just so wet.

Exactly! So if you run, you'll get home sooner, so you can dry your clothes, get a cup of hot chocolate and snuggle up in front of the fire.

	06-01-2004 01:46									#6
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you get more wet if you run

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quote: Originally posted by SlowwHand I'm not talking about bizarre and deviant behavior. Just everyday little quirks of the human being. Like people who run in a rainstorm. You've all seen them. For example, they run from the store to the car. Not with an umbrella or other protective gear. Just clothed (usually). Why run? I mean, one can only get just so wet. I think that's strange.

Cecil Adams did a field test on this very subject years ago.

And he got more wet when he walked than when he ran.

So the strange one is you, thinking that way. Plus you put your nuts in your beer. Perv.

	06-01-2004 02:01									#8
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I walk in the rain - It's nice and refreshing.

Provided it isn't too cold out, anyways.

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quote: Cecil Adams did a field test on this very subject years ago. And he got more wet when he walked than when he ran.

It varies so much anyway, it's hard to know. Generally speaking, if there is a wind, and the rain blows in from the side, your best tactic is to walk at the same rate and direction as the wind (and preferably the same angle as the rainfall). If this is not possible, or the rain is coming straight down, you're better off running. But of course, I imagine your proximity to shelter or the distance you have to run also affects the wetness quotient.

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quote: Originally posted by Theben Cecil Adams did a field test on this very subject years ago. And he got more wet when he walked than when he ran. So the strange one is you, thinking that way. Plus you put your nuts in your beer. Perv.

Plus, if you run, there is less time you spend while in the rain.

	06-01-2004 02:16									#11
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But you hit more raindrops falling in front of you

	06-01-2004 02:19									#12
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Raindrop trajectory normally makes it impossible to angle yourself the same as the path of the rain. Plus changes in wind speed, direction, and the fact the water flows down yer bod. Always run if you don't want to be wet.

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quote: Originally posted by Immortal Wombat But you hit more raindrops falling in front of you

but you miss more raindrops falling behind you

	06-01-2004 02:35									#14
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thats the same reduction as "less time spent in the rain".

	06-01-2004 02:39									#15
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quote: Raindrop trajectory normally makes it impossible to angle yourself the same as the path of the rain. Plus changes in wind speed, direction, and the fact the water flows down yer bod. Always run if you don't want to be wet.

It does depend on specific conditions, but you are wrong with the "always run"... I remember in Fluid Dynamics we did a mathematical case study on this and showed this to be false. That was a long time ago and I am not going to work it out again.

My sister use to think it best to drive as fast as you can through intersections; you lessen the amount of time you spend in the intersection thus the less chance of being hit.

	06-01-2004 02:57									#16
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quote: Originally posted by Japher It does depend on specific conditions, but you are wrong with the "always run"... I remember in Fluid Dynamics we did a mathematical case study on this and showed this to be false. That was a long time ago and I am not going to work it out again.

I remember doing the same style case studied. The teacher fixed one of the puzzles so that the best action was in fact to stand still, and another was to run on all fours.

I think he made his point about how variables are important.

	06-01-2004 02:57									#17
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Listen. Soaking wet is soaking wet. Once you're wet, you're wet.

What else?

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Guess you live where it never rains but it pours.

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quote: Originally posted by SlowwHand Listen. Soaking wet is soaking wet. Once you're wet, you're wet. What else?

SlowwHand, you should know by now -- on Apolyton, nothing even as simple as this will ever get a complete consensus agreement.

	06-01-2004 03:40									#20
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I tell you what's strange Sloww.
I've noticed this a million times, and I do it sometimes myself too, not on purpose though.

When someone looks his watch casually and then continues doing what he was doing, ask right away 'what time is it?' and they'll check out their watch with 95% certainty.

Ask what date it is, and again they look the answer from the watch, even though the watch wouldn't have dates in it.

Sometimes people look for their watch anytime they're trying to find an answer to a question that suddenly pops up. I don't know.. watches are controlling us.

Everytime people answer their cell phones, the first answer is 'I'm in .....'. So the first question must be 'where are you?', as if it matters most of the times.

When ever people fall or trip in public places, first thing they do is check around if anyone saw them tripping. Then they are embarrased. Sometimes when they clearly hurt themselves, still the first thing is to see if anyone saw and then see if they're hurt. Then they try to hide the fact that they just fell, getting up quickly and like it was meant to be like that.

Everytime when people come inside from the rain, they go 'Hurrh hurrh' and shake their body. Are we dogs, do we have furs or why you do that? Even if you're soaking wet, or just a bit, that the shaking won't do anything, even if you're not cold, you still do the 'Hurrhh'. I wonder why.

	06-01-2004 03:47									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Pekka Ask what date it is, and again they look the answer from the watch, even though the watch wouldn't have dates in it.

Uh . . . . my watch has the daily date on it.

	06-01-2004 03:47									#22
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quote: Originally posted by Pekka When someone looks his watch casually and then continues doing what he was doing, ask right away 'what time is it?' and they'll check out their watch with 95% certainty. I don't know.. watches are controlling us.

I find it strange that people answer 'Time you got a watch!' to the question 'What time is it?'. They obviously are part of the conspiracy

	06-01-2004 03:49									#23
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I have never worn a watch so I don't do this, unless I mean to be funny... but no one really gets it. I look at my bare wrist and tell them "I don't know" and they usually reply "Is your watch broken?" I laugh.

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quote: Originally posted by Japher I have never worn a watch so I don't do this, unless I mean to be funny... but no one really gets it. I look at my bare wrist and tell them "I don't know" and they usually reply "Is your watch broken?" I laugh.

	06-01-2004 05:25									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Japher My sister use to think it best to drive as fast as you can through intersections; you lessen the amount of time you spend in the intersection thus the less chance of being hit.

Is there more to that story? Is she now a poster girl for the state police?

	06-01-2004 08:48									#26
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My dad does the nut thing but he puts peanuts in his Coke or Dr. Pepper. He also eats saltine crackers in a chocolate milk shake

	06-01-2004 08:55									#27
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I often look at my watch when someone asks my age

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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara I know a crazy Texan who puts nuts in his beer. That's just strange,.

Yea, but it does cool you off, and the carbonation feels...good.

	06-01-2004 09:06									#29
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seeking a precise answer to the question, I gather.