Originally Posted by larue
On the rain subject, I don't understand why people run to their cars (or whatever else) when it's raining. No one is faster than the rain so you are going to get wet either way.
If you have somewhere nice to be and are dressed up then I understand umbrellas, but otherwise why walk around with a lightning rod?
It is actually a proven scientific fact (that phrase sounds wrong) that a persons clothing attracts more water (ie. gets wetter) when they run in the rain as opposed to walking. And I think the Mythbusters did a piece on this too, for anyone who watches discovery channel.