Originally Posted by zephyr

When Albert Einstein was a professor at Princeton University, he and his wife lived in a home adjacent to the campus. Mr Einstein would typically walk from home to class or office, or anywhere else on campus. One day upon setting off to leave home, his wife told him to take a hat because it was starting to rain outside. Mr. Einstein replied, why should I wear a hat with a little bit of rain? The hat will take hours to dry out, my hair will dry out in just a few minutes?