Unbelievable - but I wasn't surprised at all tbh.

 

Start your guesses here...

Originally posted by james300

The amount of posts the subject has got already and NOTHING is any more known about it. Whats the point? We're wasting bandwidth. I know my own post has added to this but this will be my last on the subject!!

 

No, there's a post from this morning ;)

He's still on msn now and then. :D

Q. Does anyone know how I can leave the office and get to my car avoiding heavy rain over a 500m distance with no umbrella and only my shirt on as I left my jacket in the car? TIA :D

 

P.S. Before some smart alec cracks it, I didn't mean with JUST my shirt on I am suitably dressed in full clothing suitable for office work.

Originally posted by Timmy_Turbo

Q. Does anyone know how I can leave the office and get to my car avoiding heavy rain over a 500m distance with no umbrella and only my shirt on as I left my jacket in the car? TIA :D

 

P.S. Before some smart alec cracks it, I didn't mean with JUST my shirt on I am suitably dressed in full clothing suitable for office work.

 

;-) First of all: Is there anyone due to come back from lunch? If so get them to meet you (in their car) at the nearest dry point (upper loading bay for example), and get them to give you a lift to your own car - which of course gives them the added bonus of hassle free parking, since they can park in your space!

 

hows at den?

Borrow somebody elses jacket/umbrella!

 

Simple.

Originally posted by Timmy_Turbo

Q. Does anyone know how I can leave the office and get to my car avoiding heavy rain over a 500m distance with no umbrella and only my shirt on as I left my jacket in the car? TIA :D

Wait until the rains stops...

Tim,

get 'nekkid' - at least you clothes will be dry in the office :D

Dave

Actually this brings up a question about which I have often wondered but never sat down and worked out the real answer. SMW1 will be proud of this !

 

Assuming heavy vertical rain, would you get wetter by walking at normal speed and effectively only getting your head/shoulders wet, or by running through the rain and getting your front wet but less water on your head ?

 

I have a theory but haven't explored the two extremes to prove it's validity.

 

 

Originally posted by Timmy_Turbo

Q. Does anyone know how I can leave the office and get to my car avoiding heavy rain over a 500m distance with no umbrella and only my shirt on as I left my jacket in the car? TIA :D

 

P.S. Before some smart alec cracks it, I didn't mean with JUST my shirt on I am suitably dressed in full clothing suitable for office work.

That depends. If you run at a higher speed than the rain is falling, then you will effectively sweep a larger area of water and therefor get wetter. Before that though, I'm not sure.

Why not just wear an ANORAK!!:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :D :D

You know you want to!!;)

Originally posted by Timmy_Turbo

Q. Does anyone know how I can leave the office and get to my car avoiding heavy rain over a 500m distance with no umbrella and only my shirt on as I left my jacket in the car? TIA :D

Yep, easy. Wait till it stops raining :D

Doh !!!, Dave beat me to it.

Sit near the manifold and the heat dispersed from this will evaporate the water.

Originally posted by AndyP

 

Assuming heavy vertical rain, would you get wetter by walking at normal speed and effectively only getting your head/shoulders wet, or by running through the rain and getting your front wet but less water on your head ?

 

 

Why wud you get less on your head when running - u simply get different drops.

 

As duffman said if you go really fast, you will get more on your front than your back , then much more on your front than has not reached your back.

 

So slow = wet

faster = wet but different places

faster still = wetter overall and mainly on front

 

The amount hitting your head would stay the same.:D

Simple, get an underling semi-moron drone from your office to get your lunch. They get wet, you get fed, and then you can bugger off at 4pm coz you 'worked' your lunch break!:D

Originally posted by x-biker

Simple, get an underling semi-moron drone from your office to get your lunch. They get wet, you get fed, and then you can bugger off at 4pm coz you 'worked' your lunch break!:D

 

So you believe in the efficacy and ethics of the bourgeouis Class system and the exploitation of the lower classes ? ;)

Borrow your boss's laptop as a makeshift shelter in your mad-dash run! :D

Originally posted by AndyP

Assuming heavy vertical rain, would you get wetter by walking at normal speed and effectively only getting your head/shoulders wet, or by running through the rain and getting your front wet but less water on your head ?

 

I think...

the slower you walk the more rain your will accumulate, regardless of rain velocity or mass.

If you run you will get more frontal wetness (oh, suits you sir).

 

It may be easier to measure it like this. Take a large bowl.... walk slowly for 1 minute in the rain, holding the bowl above your head. Measure the contents, then use the same bowl and the same rain fall and hold the bowl in front of you. Now since you are running, my theory would be you would need to tilt the bowl at an angle in relation to the distance in speed from a slow walk to your speed of travel. This should collect the same amount of water if you could somehow eradicate accidental spillage or excess splashing.

Originally posted by smw1

 

It may be easier to measure it like this. Take a large bowl.... walk slowly for 1 minute in the rain, holding the bowl above your head. Measure the contents, then use the same bowl and the same rain fall and hold the bowl in front of you. Now since you are running, my theory would be you would need to tilt the bowl at an angle in relation to the distance in speed from a slow walk to your speed of travel. This should collect the same amount of water if you could somehow eradicate accidental spillage or excess splashing.

 

I tried this once, but they locked me up until I'd had some tests !!:eek: :D

If running you would be getting wetter, getting the same amount on your head yet more on your front, but the overwhelming factor is you'd only be out in the rain for about half the time. You'd end up dryer in the end.

Did you pass?

 

I tried this once, but they locked me up until I'd had some tests !!

Originally posted by Nelson MainFella

I tried this once, but they locked me up until I'd had some tests !!:eek: :D

 

And you passed them and were let back out????? :D

Originally posted by Ajay

Did you pass?

 

They said I should get a job on the stage - so I guess I did ??:confused: :D They said something about there being "more out than in" - prolly meant I shud be in some top Uni or research establishment ;)

Yes, I hear that they pay good money to those willing to be experimented upon. ;)

So what were the results of the bucket tests then Nelson ?

and I'm not talking plastic beakers here either.