Should You WALK or RUN in the RAIN? DEBUNKED

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Komentáře • 2,6K

  • @DebunkedOfficial
    @DebunkedOfficial  Před 2 lety +109

    Do YOU THINK with either a LEFT or RIGHT side of the BRAIN? DEBUNKED czcams.com/video/r7YVIufgAx4/video.html

  • @deltasprey8784
    @deltasprey8784 Před 2 lety +18160

    Simple solution. You just have to run fast enough so that the air pressure in front of you blows the rain out of the way. Disclaimer, you may end up creating a sonic boom

    • @OldSchoolZ-wy2yx
      @OldSchoolZ-wy2yx Před 2 lety +885

      At normal highway speeds in regular rain, I can drive with my convertible top down without receiving a single drop

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Před 2 lety +1833

      Brilliant 😆

    • @fasto736
      @fasto736 Před 2 lety +103

      yes but humans can't run at the Speed of sound

    • @Raj-mb6uk
      @Raj-mb6uk Před 2 lety +1028

      @@fasto736 they can, if they run at the speed of sound

    • @fasto736
      @fasto736 Před 2 lety +36

      @@Raj-mb6uk name a person or some creature that can run at the Speed of sound

  • @buckethead60
    @buckethead60 Před 2 lety +2335

    Another option: Spend years of your life training to memorize every rain pattern to perfectly avoid each drop.

    • @LOL-fo5tj
      @LOL-fo5tj Před 2 lety +130

      Ultra Instinct.

    • @KimonFrousios
      @KimonFrousios Před 2 lety +88

      Gotta be pretty extra slender to pull that off.

    • @ApocTheLegend
      @ApocTheLegend Před 2 lety +61

      Dark souls strat

    • @NabekenProG87
      @NabekenProG87 Před rokem +127

      Touhou strat

    • @798jeremy
      @798jeremy Před rokem

      Nice try, smartass, but there's no way the space between the drops can prevent you from being wet, actually...

  • @mimp8365
    @mimp8365 Před 2 lety +622

    I once saw a stranger in the rain and they had some sort of hand-held object that blocks the rain when held above the head. Then a bit later the stranger got into a gunfight and used the object to deflect bullets in the same way. It truly was a piece of incredible technology.

    • @Y4ngCP
      @Y4ngCP Před 2 lety +57

      A metal umbrella? Lmao

    • @mimp8365
      @mimp8365 Před 2 lety +92

      @@Y4ngCP The King’s Man 🤴🏾

    • @conradolosada7835
      @conradolosada7835 Před 2 měsíci +17

      what did bro have

    • @Savvkey
      @Savvkey Před 2 měsíci +24

      King's man reference, brilliant

    • @blackpurple9163
      @blackpurple9163 Před měsícem +5

      Were you by chance, near a movie shoot?

  • @saintNDsinner
    @saintNDsinner Před 2 lety +422

    3:03 My guy was legit crossing the road running while carrying the umbrella closed 🌂 💀😂😂

  • @oldmandoinghighkicksonlyin1368

    "Oh, it's raining. Let me get my protractor and anemometer."

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Před 2 lety +173

      😆

    • @10ftSamsquanchy
      @10ftSamsquanchy Před 2 lety +27

      I remember when Minute Physics did this exact video almost 10 years ago.

    • @aimaniza1343
      @aimaniza1343 Před 2 lety +25

      @@10ftSamsquanchy apparently, there should be only one video covering a certain topic rather than multiple videos covering the same topic smh...
      What are you on about? Why would there be only ONE video covering a certain topic?
      Why would giving knowledge to others who still don't know even though it already exist is considered bad to you?

    • @rahulg5403
      @rahulg5403 Před 2 lety +5

      @@aimaniza1343 He never said it was bad. Dk why you're assuming lmao.

    • @aimaniza1343
      @aimaniza1343 Před 2 lety +4

      @@rahulg5403 see his other comments

  • @Duncan_Idaho_Potato
    @Duncan_Idaho_Potato Před 2 lety +5969

    What about crab-walking or "galloping" sideways to reduce the cross-section of your body in the direction you are moving? You will definitely look like an idiot, but will you be a slightly drier idiot once you reach your destination?

  • @jesscarlolea4197
    @jesscarlolea4197 Před 2 měsíci +173

    Summary: Run.

  • @vedantdevashrayee5163
    @vedantdevashrayee5163 Před 2 lety +115

    this is a video id watch at 3 am when i cant fall asleep

  • @bluey3575
    @bluey3575 Před 2 lety +2723

    I does amaze us how seemingly "simple" question have such complex answer. Always remember that when a curious child ask you a question 😁

    • @SoulDelSol
      @SoulDelSol Před 2 lety +37

      Not really. The obvious intuitive answer is to run. And the scientific research based answer is also to run. They've made an obvious and simple thing unnecessarily complex which is not a good thing. There is no counter-intuitive solution as initially speculated by this video.

    • @unknownyoutuber7517
      @unknownyoutuber7517 Před 2 lety +15

      @@SoulDelSol Compare walking through a puddle with running through a puddle. that 40% wetness you save by running, now became 60% more wetter than walking when the puddle splashes up and make you look like you wet your pants.

    • @cheez7100
      @cheez7100 Před 2 lety +7

      i don't find it complex at all it's just logic but okay

    • @pringleboyo2460
      @pringleboyo2460 Před 2 lety +9

      @@SoulDelSol I think they meant on a broader scale, not just this video; asking more and more questions to seemingly simple things shows theyre not as surface level as you would think. Its just easier to use this video as an example, and its a question a lot of people have asked so getting an answer is even more satisfying

    • @10ftSamsquanchy
      @10ftSamsquanchy Před 2 lety +4

      I remember this video from when Minute Physics did it 10 years ago

  • @CuppoJoe_
    @CuppoJoe_ Před 2 lety +1657

    For more of an advanced technique, quickly dig a burrow into the ground and tunnel your way to your destination when it starts raining so you don't get wet at all

    • @bloodyairforceones
      @bloodyairforceones Před 2 lety +52

      u just not finding that out ? been doing that

    • @hanifbazli3251
      @hanifbazli3251 Před 2 lety +42

      exactly, modern problems require modern solutions!

    • @mrm99999
      @mrm99999 Před 2 lety +28

      just try umbrela guys worth it

    • @kmatteotti
      @kmatteotti Před 2 lety +45

      Wouldn't the water flow down and begin to fill your hole with now muddy water. I feel there may be a drowning risk there.

    • @Maxrepfitgm
      @Maxrepfitgm Před 2 lety +3

      Diglet method of transportation

  • @Lionspride-tn4jd
    @Lionspride-tn4jd Před měsícem +26

    If it starts raining, im walking even slower. I just embrace it.😂

  • @danielseifu1172
    @danielseifu1172 Před 4 měsíci +21

    Now this channel is the definition of quality itself. Not only the wide variety of topics they made of, but the sense they made when presenting it, that it is well researched and studied. And not to mention the quality of its attractiveness to the audience, here we obtain knowledge while having fan watching it. Really good work thanks! Creators like you deserve a praise🤗👏👏

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Před 4 měsíci +3

      Thank you so much! ☺️ One the kindest comment we’ve ever had ❤️

  • @Metal_Auditor
    @Metal_Auditor Před 2 lety +2541

    The way I see it is that the feeling of getting pelted by raindrops is the unpleasant part, not merely being wet. So I run, not to get less wet, but to lessen the amount of time I'm spending in the rain.

    • @Thecardoctor365
      @Thecardoctor365 Před 2 lety +28

      same

    • @ryancarvalho9994
      @ryancarvalho9994 Před 2 lety +15

      Dude if you run you hit the same drops at higher velocity ( unless in equilibrium with wind speed in your direction), i.e, more pelting

    • @Metal_Auditor
      @Metal_Auditor Před 2 lety +125

      @@DvH_2 right, it’s about the amount of time spent getting pelted more than it is the amount of water.

    • @jizzer3715
      @jizzer3715 Před 2 lety +3

      @@ryancarvalho9994 Bullshit

    • @jtech9672
      @jtech9672 Před 2 lety +2

      @@jizzer3715 nah

  • @JustWasted3HoursHere
    @JustWasted3HoursHere Před 2 lety +474

    What I always do is run IN BETWEEN the rain drops, arriving at my destination bone dry! Or, option 2: Carry an umbrella.

  • @marinhotorres
    @marinhotorres Před 2 lety +19

    POV: You're watching this in the rain to see what do you do

  • @ProfessorChops
    @ProfessorChops Před 7 měsíci +9

    Mythbusters tested this and found the opposite. I'm surprised you didn't mention that in the video. They had both presenters walk through controlled rain in a warehouse both with and without wind. They then weighed the cotton overalls to see how much weight they had gained during the walk/run. They found that running actually increased the amount of water collected by almost twice the amount across the entire 100 foot course.

    • @mrgoose3453
      @mrgoose3453 Před měsícem +1

      That was actually proven to be factually incorrect I don't remember exactly how but I recall upon revisiting it they discovered the tests weren't run properly or something

    • @loganshaw4527
      @loganshaw4527 Před 24 dny

      ​@@mrgoose3453 how does that happen?

    • @loganshaw4527
      @loganshaw4527 Před 24 dny

      ​@@mrgoose3453 them telling the poeple that set it up. "You had one job. how did you mess up?

  • @dankcoyote
    @dankcoyote Před 2 lety +890

    I have a groundbreaking thought experiment. What if someone invented some sort of shell type material we could wear over our clothes. It could even have a zipper on the front so as to be easily removed when not needed.

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Před 2 lety +257

      🤔If only such a thing existed 😆

    • @carpballet
      @carpballet Před 2 lety +151

      First someone needs to invent this zipper thingy

    • @steevieweevie91
      @steevieweevie91 Před 2 lety +28

      On a nice spring day? Seems sussy...

    • @ultrite2696
      @ultrite2696 Před 2 lety +40

      @@carpballet sticky fingers!

    • @renkiryu4332
      @renkiryu4332 Před 2 lety +41

      @@ultrite2696 Is that a mothafuckin ‘classic music’ reference!?

  • @Jackattack24
    @Jackattack24 Před 2 lety +355

    1:33 even though they both get wet at the same rate, running would still allow you to stay dryer. The person walking actually gets twice as wet as the runner because at the point they’d been hit 4 times, the runner had only been hit twice.

    • @Sonic101hedgehog
      @Sonic101hedgehog Před 2 lety +47

      Ay but you see when you run you could slip which hurts your speedrun when getting out of the rain

    • @SherryDC
      @SherryDC Před 2 lety +24

      it really is about the time you spend in the rain, moving faster means you also move into the trajectory of other raindrops faster. if you walk 10s in the rain you are drier than if you run 10s in the rain and standing still for 10s in the rain means you are the driest out of the 3 options. However if you need lets say 100m to get home, you should run because you spend the least time in the rain.

    • @beatfromjetsetradio8239
      @beatfromjetsetradio8239 Před 2 lety +34

      @@Sonic101hedgehog Run strats are basically mandatory in the rain levels now because of how tight the top three WR attempts are-it’s like the only way left to save time since the community discovered a setup that made the formerly-TAS-only Hyperjump glitch humanly-possible.

    • @obsidianfrost9514
      @obsidianfrost9514 Před 2 lety

      Damnit Clayton you beat me to the tas joke

    • @spiderace7994
      @spiderace7994 Před 2 lety +1

      @@beatfromjetsetradio8239 I heard sidestepping and galloping works since you can reduce the surface area. However remember to account for everything if you wanna use those strats in a rain level.

  • @justinR8986
    @justinR8986 Před 2 lety +6

    As someone who lives somewhere we’re it rains a lot, this is vital information and I think about it often.

    • @loganshaw4527
      @loganshaw4527 Před 24 dny

      Do you walk or run? In your personal experience which was drier?

  • @potatoslayer69420
    @potatoslayer69420 Před 2 lety +19

    I dont care what anyone says, im running in the rain

    • @thomasguay4157
      @thomasguay4157 Před měsícem

      We both know it's only Touhou players who get a fraction of this power

  • @Jacob-ldk
    @Jacob-ldk Před 2 lety +105

    *"Observe the rain, everything has a pattern. Observe that patterns."*
    -Tohou Player

    • @HunionYT
      @HunionYT Před 2 lety +4

      A friend beside you. Why do I hear weird music?

    • @spiderace7994
      @spiderace7994 Před 2 lety +1

      I swear I just saw a video about this

    • @DenjaX
      @DenjaX Před 2 lety +2

      Touhou player in a nutshell by rong rong xDD

  • @theangrypotato2.031
    @theangrypotato2.031 Před 2 lety +519

    This was incredible overcomplicated when you remember wind exists and will flow the rain at an angle, making you always get hit by the water from all sides whether you run or walk.

    • @FairArc
      @FairArc Před 2 lety +1

      I dont get it

    • @Ghost_-_
      @Ghost_-_ Před 2 lety

      Fr

    • @destroyercrush1052
      @destroyercrush1052 Před 2 lety +1

      Ghost 👊

    • @destroyercrush1052
      @destroyercrush1052 Před 2 lety

      Fair Arc 👊👊

    • @a_wild_Kirillian
      @a_wild_Kirillian Před 2 lety +12

      If you watched the video you should know that if you're running in the same direction and with the same speed as the wind blows you'll get less wet. Because you cancel droplets' momentum. Also you don't even need to remember if it's discussed in the video.

  • @demonike6842
    @demonike6842 Před 2 lety +6

    just sit in the middle of the road thinking about life

  • @chrisangelis5609
    @chrisangelis5609 Před 2 lety +1

    Had that questioning my head for.. ever. Thank you

  • @antonfelice5284
    @antonfelice5284 Před 2 lety +132

    For me, when it just started to rain, the rain droplets are smaller so it's better to Sprint immediately than getting caught by bigger rain drops.

  • @aryantechsquare
    @aryantechsquare Před 2 lety +572

    'I like the rain because when it rains nobody can see my tears' By Charlie Chaplin

    • @RockStar-gs1ik
      @RockStar-gs1ik Před 2 lety +20

      One of my favorite quotes right there. The caption that was written when I read it on instagram: “The saddest quote from one of the funniest men on earth”

    • @christianandersen8375
      @christianandersen8375 Před 2 lety

      @XΣΠΩ Π7 yep

    • @hungariangypsy8183
      @hungariangypsy8183 Před 2 lety +2

      Charlie Chaplin needs a hug

    • @-LowResDream
      @-LowResDream Před 2 lety +6

      @@hungariangypsy8183 I wouldn’t do that if i were you

    • @howdoiplaythisgame1841
      @howdoiplaythisgame1841 Před 2 lety +2

      Our eyes turned red when we cry, and we use umbrella in the rain so...

  • @peeet
    @peeet Před 2 měsíci +3

    Quite a good study.
    Separating the rain that meets you from the front and the rain that falls on you from above, you meet the same volume of water-laden air from the front nomatter how fast you go, but the rain falling on you from above is proportional to the time you take in the rain.
    Risk assessment for running in the rain might be humorous!

  • @thomasw.eggers4303
    @thomasw.eggers4303 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Here is another take from my MIT freshman physics class. You get wet two ways: (1) Drops that fall onto you, and (2) Drops that you run into. For drops that you run into, it doesn't matter how fast you run or walk: you sweep out the same volume either way. (A note in here suggests crab walking, walking sideways; that will reduce the amount you sweep out.) But the drops that fall onto you increases the longer you are in the rain, so running will reduce the amount that falls onto you. Conclusion: run, don't walk.

  • @doutchebags
    @doutchebags Před 2 lety +241

    Normal people: "Should I walk or run through the rain?"
    Me, a Touhou fan: DODGE!

    • @derekmaullo2865
      @derekmaullo2865 Před 2 lety +8

      Cringe

    • @ttchme9816
      @ttchme9816 Před 2 lety +17

      @@derekmaullo2865 offt, the self reflection you see.

    • @mrgar4446
      @mrgar4446 Před 2 lety +3

      Lmao reminds me of this video:
      czcams.com/video/A8kGxcBdXYs/video.html&ab_channel=RongRong

    • @michaeledmunds7266
      @michaeledmunds7266 Před 2 lety +19

      @@derekmaullo2865 We know you're cringe, you don't need to announce it like a Pokemon.

    • @pikminologueraisin2139
      @pikminologueraisin2139 Před 2 lety +1

      yup that's cringe

  • @realgabrielflandes
    @realgabrielflandes Před 2 lety +370

    Always wondered if it really was better to walk in the rain because “running will get you wetter”

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Před 2 lety +74

      I've pondered this every time I get caught without an umbrella, so thought it was time to finally find out 😁

    • @efecano.7977
      @efecano.7977 Před 2 lety +48

      Yeah you will get wetter eventually if you are like me who sweats really easily

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Před 2 lety +19

      @@efecano.7977 Same

    • @10ftSamsquanchy
      @10ftSamsquanchy Před 2 lety

      @@DebunkedOfficial I haven't pondered it since I saw Minute Physics do this exact thing a decade ago

    • @10ftSamsquanchy
      @10ftSamsquanchy Před 2 lety

      Just downvote this video and go watch the original done by Minute Physics

  • @jeffjo8732
    @jeffjo8732 Před rokem +2

    Using simple analogies, we can see that there are two components to the amount of water that hits you. And they can be reduced to one, but it may or may not answer your question.
    1) Remember those cartoons where the hero runs through a fog bank, and leaves a hero-shaped tunnel in it? That is what actually happens when you go from the bus to your office's front door in the rain. So imagine that the rain stops falling, and just hangs in mid-air like a mist. No matter what speed you take, you will leave a person-shaped tunnel in that mist. All of the water - no more, and no less - that was in that tunnel is now on you; and specifically, on the front of your clothes. Your back, and the top of your head, stay dry.
    2) But the rain actually is falling. So now imagine that you can balance a bowl on your head, even while running, that is just as wide as your head. The rain that would fall on your head is captured in this bowl. The amount of water it collects depends on the time you spend in the rain, the rate at which it is falling, and the angle at which it hits you (which depends on your speed). So running is better for the bowl. The front of your clothes still get wet, but maybe not by as much because some (but not all) of the water in the bowl would have hit you.
    Now imagine that you can fly; or more precisely, run or walk on air as if it was the ground. When you fly from your helicopter to a tenth-floor window, you will still leave a person-shaped tunnel in the mist I described (#1 above). But now the tunnel behind you is "falling" with the rain as you move forward. The helicopter-side of the tunnel might be at third-floor level when you reach the tenth-floor window. The water you collect is still the water that (was) in that tunnel, but its shape is harder to describe.
    The fact that the rain is falling makes the shape, at any point in the tunnel, a tall, stretched-out version of you. Like what you see in a fun-house mirror that makes you look ten feet tall. Your speed determines how "tall" it is - walking makes it taller than running. But the horizontal distance is still the same. So the taller the shape is, the more water you collect. Speed it also affects where the water hits you - the angle the tunnel makes with the ground is the same as the angle where the water hits you.
    Ignoring wind (which also affects the shape of the tunnel), walking always means that more water hits you, but it hits you primarily on the top of your head. Running means less water, but almost all of it on the front of your clothes. Walking with an umbrella, even a too-small one, significant;y reduces wetness.

  • @dr.ronbernard9927
    @dr.ronbernard9927 Před 11 měsíci +2

    Enjoyed this video immensely.

  • @rossswetland404
    @rossswetland404 Před 2 lety +69

    My experiences, running is worse, my upper thighs saturate, then water flows down legs, resulting areas such as inside shoes getting wet. When I walk, may be actually more soaked but feet stay dry. I'd argue, that at some duration of exposure in relation to intensity, it becomes measurably same but, what gets wet? Including a variable of waterproof shoes...

    • @AngelValdovinos
      @AngelValdovinos Před měsícem +5

      Less time in rain means less wet, run 🤡🤡🤡

    • @yv3009
      @yv3009 Před 23 dny +1

      Just tried riding a bicycle in a rain - awful, cold and very wet experience.

  • @darthplagueis13
    @darthplagueis13 Před 2 lety +68

    I think there's also a question to be had about the whole process of getting wet. Maybe I'm mistaken but it always appeared to me that clothes get soaked more badly by prolonged exposure to water compared to a quick splash. Meaning, even if running would cause you to get hit by more drops, you might still not end up entirely as wet as if you were to give the water time to seep in.

    • @carpballet
      @carpballet Před 2 lety

      That’s a completely separate issue. The issue at hand is simply how many raindrops touch you. Not “stick.”

    • @michaeledmunds7266
      @michaeledmunds7266 Před 2 lety +2

      @@carpballet The issue is wetness, which is all about the "stick"

    • @carpballet
      @carpballet Před 2 lety +1

      @@michaeledmunds7266 Actually no. The issue isn’t “wet.” (The title is misleading). It’s about how many raindrops touch you. Wetness can be completely avoided using hydrophobic material.

    • @michaeledmunds7266
      @michaeledmunds7266 Před 2 lety

      @@carpballet Why would you care how many drops hit you unless they'll get you wet?

    • @carpballet
      @carpballet Před 2 lety +2

      @@michaeledmunds7266 It’s mostly a thought experiment. Meant to exercise the brain. Practical applications are near zero. Except maybe to a few engineers or designers. And as fodder for CZcams “scientists.”

  • @demolisherman1763
    @demolisherman1763 Před 2 lety +1

    Wow this video was really helpful!
    Just wish I watched it before I decided to stand in the pouring rain for 7 minutes and 17 seconds watching this.

  • @AngelCG666
    @AngelCG666 Před 2 lety +2

    I wanted to discover the risks of running in the rain as one day I ran for 30 minutes under a heavy rain in my way home but half in the way I was short in breath because of the moisture and my homezone is a hot village so the air pressure was making me hard to breathe, provoking my muscles to feel heavier the more that I ran and I almost collapsed under the rain but was able to make it home with a lot of exhaustion, went directly to bath and sleep right after for the rest of the day
    Thankfully I didn't get so sick but it was an experience that made me fear running under any rain in a hot zone and I hope everyone takes care taking this in consideration before thinking to sprint in the rain

  • @note5camera
    @note5camera Před 2 lety +151

    your scenario started off with it just starting to rain, "usually" when it has just started to rain, it is not raining that hard, so running early would keep you drier by spending less time when it starts raining harder.

    • @m2coy
      @m2coy Před 2 lety +17

      scientists spent millions in public money but forgot to apply their common sense.

    • @Kevinho2428
      @Kevinho2428 Před 2 lety +4

      @@m2coy they obviously meant it raining cats and dogs since the beginning

    • @m2coy
      @m2coy Před 2 lety +2

      @@Kevinho2428 ah yes i seemed to have lost my common sense also lol

    • @Kevinho2428
      @Kevinho2428 Před 2 lety

      @@m2coy yes but is ok

    • @meinctutweh4103
      @meinctutweh4103 Před 2 lety

      I’ve seen rain which didn’t start mild

  • @olafthebear2327
    @olafthebear2327 Před 2 lety +56

    There's probably a middle ground with the speed there, too. Perhaps running as fast as you are able without getting sweaty would be best. The increase in body temperature from running will help dry you faster, but obviously being a sweaty mess at your destination isn't ideal.
    Really, the actual answer here is to be a responsible person and check the weather forecast so you know to bring an umbrella, if needed.

    • @Ganara426
      @Ganara426 Před 2 lety +1

      This

    • @spugelo359
      @spugelo359 Před rokem

      @@Ganara426 Nope. You're not going to get sweaty when you're already wet. You do not get sweaty because you're running, you get sweaty because your temperature has risen and body wants to cool itself down. Rain is already doing that, cooling you down better than sweating ever could. Most likely even lower temperature than it should be, so running would be optimal to keep yourself warm.

  • @nedimdiana6170
    @nedimdiana6170 Před 2 lety +3

    Thanks Mythbusters for giving this creator free content without even getting mentioned :)

  • @FriedCuttlefish
    @FriedCuttlefish Před měsícem +1

    This is the perfect video to watch at midnight and I am doing exactly that.

  • @editorrbr2107
    @editorrbr2107 Před 2 lety +168

    This doesn’t take into account splash factor. When you’re running in the rain, you absolutely soak your lower extremities. A brisk walk seems to be the sweet spot

    • @ElloDere
      @ElloDere Před 2 lety +20

      Well that depends on if there's even a body of water.

    • @camilog777
      @camilog777 Před 2 lety

      But splash factor would actually be a good thing, supporting running, when you are splash, most of the water is distributed and not always penetrate deep in your clothes, helping you dry faster and not come soaked (this only is valid when its a soft-medium rain, when its pouring yeah... yo uare getting soaked)

    • @VertexPlaysMC
      @VertexPlaysMC Před 2 lety +1

      what if you fly trough the rain

    • @littlefrank90
      @littlefrank90 Před 2 lety

      He actually mentioned it at the end of the video.

    • @ElloDere
      @ElloDere Před 2 lety +6

      @@VertexPlaysMC go above the clouds

  • @QuentinMatthysBoeckmansYJ
    @QuentinMatthysBoeckmansYJ Před 2 lety +36

    It's amazing how long science will spend time to resolve such trivial questions with complex answer... I wonder how much more of these there is out there. Funny and curious at the same time.

    • @Kittsuera
      @Kittsuera Před 2 lety

      that is kind of the point of science. its not a entity but a process of assuming something and then testing the theory to determine results and nature of the subject.

    • @electricz3045
      @electricz3045 Před 7 dny

      It's Not trivial, It's really useful. I remembered all the rsin pstterns and Walk/Run in a way that No single rsin drop fsll on me.

  • @GearShifter925
    @GearShifter925 Před 18 dny +1

    After watching a video from this CZcams channel...
    I felt MORE Intellectual .... !!!!
    Thank you.
    Kindly keep on giving us such amazing, Mind-blowing facts and explaining videos.
    😊
    🙏🏻

  • @Loganvbills
    @Loganvbills Před 2 lety +11

    Im glad the video mentioned an optimal speed. Ive always been able to just kind of feel for that speed. However, once the rain is heavy enough and the wind starts rapidly changing direction, it no longer matters because that optimal speed isn't going to be possible. Try moving your hand down the stream of water from a shower head. You'll eventually find the speed of the water and feel less resistance and less water actually touches your hand.

  • @peethreeorion
    @peethreeorion Před 2 lety +22

    A runner and walker approaching a shelter from the rain hit as many rainrops in a given period of time. So when the runner reaches shelter, he is just as wet as the walker, but that's as wet as he will get (not counting sweat.) At that same point in time, the walker is still in the rain, and will continue getting wetter until he also reaches the shelter.

  • @Quickened1
    @Quickened1 Před 2 lety +11

    A couple other hypotheticals would include, if the rain intensity increased, or decreased in the allotted time, and how that would affect the walker and or runner. I.e. if one ran for shelter, and then upon arrival the rain stopped, while the walker was still in route, the walker would end up dryer. However, if the intensity increased, the runner would end up dryer.... Love your videos!

    • @siukong
      @siukong Před 2 lety

      Given that most people are faced with this choice when a storm is just coming in and it's just _starting_ to rain, I'd say in most cases the intensity is going to increase, possibly by quite a lot.

  • @JannPoo
    @JannPoo Před měsícem +4

    Simple solution: play Touhou and learn how to dodge rain drops.

  • @PeaceCommando
    @PeaceCommando Před 2 lety +3

    Have you also considered the "splash factor" when running through puddles? That could increase your shoes and socks getting drenched. I know this was mentioned toward the end, but was not explained in the voiceover.

  • @jacksimpson1947
    @jacksimpson1947 Před 2 lety +11

    I’ve always heard that speed walking is the best way to get through rain because you get to you destination faster but the rain doesn’t soak in as much

  • @aterriblesliceoftoast4096

    Braniac Science Abuse with Richard Hammond covered this really well.
    If there’s wind, and it’s behind you, run, if it’s in your face, walk.

  • @warden3968
    @warden3968 Před 2 měsíci +1

    The video I always needed

  • @xione0825
    @xione0825 Před 2 lety +4

    Mythbusters tackled this myth and concluded that you do get wetter from running as opposed to walking

    • @jacobD643
      @jacobD643 Před 2 lety +1

      YES! this is probably the only episode of myth busters I remember because of the conclusion and I can't believe It wasn't mentionned in the video! how the hell did they conclude the opposite ? with actual testing

    • @leonardocerqueiradias6168
      @leonardocerqueiradias6168 Před 2 lety

      I saw this episode and it's the reason I clicked on this video. Mythbuster got something wrong, or at least incomplete, because they measured the difference between walking or running FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME. But that doesn't answer the question, because if you run you'll be much less time in the rain. So the problem is way more complex than what they tested there.

    • @jacobD643
      @jacobD643 Před 2 lety

      @@leonardocerqueiradias6168 hum, i know it's been a while, but I thought it was the same distance, they had sprinklers and had to go from one end to the other, but I'm not sure, i'll have to check it again

  • @dodley130
    @dodley130 Před 2 lety +16

    Running under the rain is more of a reflex action to me. I don't stress myself up trying to figure out rain speed, direction etc. Just sprint as much as possible

    • @adonisssssss1970
      @adonisssssss1970 Před 2 lety +1

      I would run even if it's not raining 😂😎

    • @meodrac
      @meodrac Před 10 měsíci +1

      It's also a good excuse for a good run without goombas looking at you as if you had shoes on your ears

  • @justsomejerseydevilwithint4606

    Okay so, Run in the rain, and if it's blowing at you from behind, run at speed with it.

  • @tadfoin9242
    @tadfoin9242 Před měsícem +2

    If it starts to rain, I prefer to run to get to my destination before the weather get worse and it rains more, but if it's already raining then I prefer to walk

  • @DimaZheludko
    @DimaZheludko Před 2 lety +17

    Also, when it rains, there are puddles. Running across puddles will make you wet regardless of wind or amount of rain. So there's that.

    • @camilog777
      @camilog777 Před 2 lety +5

      walking across puddles would mean you guarante 100% your shoes and socks are gonna be filled with water

    • @DimaZheludko
      @DimaZheludko Před 2 lety +2

      @@camilog777 Only if they are 100% holey.

  • @Ethan-dc5fi
    @Ethan-dc5fi Před 2 lety +8

    "Any amount of physical exertion is horrible" that made me laugh out loud, the icing on the cake. : D

  • @olakolade6656
    @olakolade6656 Před 10 dny

    Saw this two years ago
    nice to see it again

  • @DanielR.122
    @DanielR.122 Před 3 měsíci +1

    i like these videos,I always find the presentation quite funny 😄

  • @HeadMinerve
    @HeadMinerve Před 2 lety +2

    ^The animation is so cute ! Little jumps once you reach cover, asmr droplets, and so on. Haha I had a good time.

  • @Carftymk
    @Carftymk Před 2 lety +26

    its not even about quantifiable wetness, i just dont want to be there for too long and running definitely means less time rained on

  • @jiminverness
    @jiminverness Před rokem +3

    You forgot the obvious 0:14 into the video: _"you feel a drop of what is about to be cascading sheets of rain"_ Start running for shelter before the drop becomes "cascading sheets" and you might beat the drenching, perhaps completely.

  • @hugew6772
    @hugew6772 Před 2 lety +1

    Your Videos always make my day!

  • @nedaddy1
    @nedaddy1 Před 2 lety +13

    I remember when Mythbusters covered this one. I was surprised by the answer.

    • @staryo1726
      @staryo1726 Před 2 lety +2

      Late because I just randomly got this in my recommended, but I remember that episode and I was scrolling through the comments looking for someone to mention it. I guess it just shows the age of it when the question is asked again and barely anybody remembers or mentions mythbusters

    • @zack123321100
      @zack123321100 Před 2 lety

      @@staryo1726 i was looking for someone to mention it as well.

    • @Popupkiller
      @Popupkiller Před rokem

      Yea. They came to the conclusion that walking was better. But okay.

  • @goodluckyoureonyourown3684
    @goodluckyoureonyourown3684 Před 2 lety +17

    The reason for running is evolutionary. You feel rain and you run for cover to avoid the flash flood.

  • @kingcloudman
    @kingcloudman Před 5 měsíci +1

    I saw a take on this on Minute Physics, its interesting to hear a new perspective on it

  • @essehnova
    @essehnova Před 3 měsíci +1

    Finally, someone talked about this

  • @eliasfalser9963
    @eliasfalser9963 Před 2 lety +34

    Actually this seems like a logic answer although i tried it on myself too.. one other thing i noticed is that if its cold and rainy and you run through the rain, it will pump ul your metabolism and so the water sucked up by the clothes will disappear sooner so you dry faster after getting wet👍

  • @m.teodor6705
    @m.teodor6705 Před 2 lety +10

    While running it’s no about getting wet,it’s about getting warmer

  • @chrollolucifer8621
    @chrollolucifer8621 Před 2 lety +2

    Watching this while getting rained 🌧️☔

  • @fitforfreelance
    @fitforfreelance Před rokem +1

    I've always wondered this!

  • @KingNBubby
    @KingNBubby Před 2 lety +8

    I’ve always thought about this in extremes. If the rain was a constant, and you could choose to move as fast as a literal snail or as fast as a speeding bullet to get to a dry area, which one would you choose with the intention of staying as dry as possible?

    • @julia04736
      @julia04736 Před 2 lety

      If the rain was coming at you from behind at a 90° angle and at the speed of a snail, the snail would get less wet than the bullet.

  • @lewishendo9328
    @lewishendo9328 Před 2 lety +8

    Don‘t forget the cold making it rain, and me wanting to get inside quicker to warm up

  • @DeLiten
    @DeLiten Před 2 lety

    i love that rain drop sfx so much

  • @hiftu
    @hiftu Před 4 měsíci +2

    Easiest solution:
    When raining go outside, just one step away from the door without cover.
    Scenario #1: step back, sit down inside, wait one hour.
    Scenario #2: keep standing outside (without cover) for an hour.
    Hypothesis: if running does not matter you would be similarly wet in both scenarios.

  • @testa5687
    @testa5687 Před 2 lety +4

    Answer at around 6:00

  • @Lilitha11
    @Lilitha11 Před 2 lety +7

    I don't really like the idea of running top speed through the rain, since it seems like there is a much higher chance of slipping.

  • @rascal016
    @rascal016 Před 28 dny

    I love the closing argument being "Physical Exertion is horrible, I don't want to do it, and you can't make me." 10/10

  • @rondokay
    @rondokay Před 3 dny

    Hoodie: You thought you could get my hair wet?
    “Nah 💀”

  • @alphaomega8373
    @alphaomega8373 Před 2 lety +8

    People run in the rain. not to get less wet but, to be wet for a shorter time.

  • @szariq7338
    @szariq7338 Před 2 lety +3

    Also the problem with running is that you may catch a cold if running for too long of a distance if you don't recover for a while in warmer place.
    According to me the greater the distance, the slower you should run, but the slowest speed should be your typical slow jogging.

  • @blackmuslimconservative
    @blackmuslimconservative Před 2 lety +3

    I always run when the first drops start falling so that I can get to shelter as soon as possible because the rain is likely to get heavier after the first minute or so. These equations are only assuming a constant rainfall.

  • @OutlawOutrage
    @OutlawOutrage Před 2 lety +2

    this is a good one surprised it doesnt have more views yet

  • @tharmawia1961
    @tharmawia1961 Před 2 lety +6

    When i was a child....i thought i can dodge the rain while running🤣🤣

  • @lee-nj1vt
    @lee-nj1vt Před 2 lety +4

    Schoolboy me running to make sure my books don't get wet : 10% less wet means a lottttt!!!

  • @loganshaw4527
    @loganshaw4527 Před 24 dny

    The flash in the rain avoiding every drop of water to stay dry. "Is this a selfish use of my powers?"

  • @Macon5000
    @Macon5000 Před 11 dny +1

    I was under the rain while watching this, so I decided to stand still so I could get less wet. Now my phone screen is not working

  • @Lastdecider1
    @Lastdecider1 Před 2 lety +5

    To be fair, I'd much more like to know how they determined the concept of wetness. Assuming several rainfalls will fall vertically onto your shoulder one after another, they'll start to repeatedly hit the same spots and depending on the surface repellent properties of your clothes, water droplets will preferably run down the already wettened surfaces creating specific surface areas on your clothes that will experience higher water exposure rates than others. This in return implies, that running itself, which puts emphasis on large movements of ones bodies' excrements, will increase the probability of being hit by raindrops from different angles, increasing the overall wet surface area of your clothes at spots that are less exposed to the rain (e.g., under your arms) and thus the overall wetness factor, as the water droplets have a higher wettened surface area to distribute onto. Additionally, the water droplet's flowing course will be erratically altered during large body movements, which in return shows the importance of assessing the full extent of every individual movement at a given speed. If however rather absorbant clothes are worn, the water is likely to spread along the fibre more equally and in such a case, the angle of the impingent raindrop would be less of a deciding factor than the overall water mass that comes into contact with the clothes. Hence, the exposure time to rain becomes dominates the clothe's wetness.

    • @agustinfranco0
      @agustinfranco0 Před 8 měsíci

      you could completely cover yourself (head and hair too) in clothes previously weighted when dry, then walk/run in the rain and weight the clothes again, the extra weight should be entirely that of water.

  • @truebruhmoment4667
    @truebruhmoment4667 Před 2 lety +32

    *"You get more wet, if you run."*
    *"You get less wet, if you walk instead."*
    *"But if you stay still, you Will get even less wet!"*
    This man has uncovered all the secrets of the element water.
    I do agree that I get little to no wet when I'm standing under something...

  • @supermarioplayersmp
    @supermarioplayersmp Před 3 měsíci

    Somebody: do you think you should walk or run in the rain?
    Me: *umbrella*

  • @opsatr
    @opsatr Před 2 lety

    Me who always has my bag with me when I go out, and always has an umbrella in that bag: I'm glad I don't need to worry about all this.

  • @kmblue7146
    @kmblue7146 Před 2 lety +3

    Great topic: is it a good idea and how efficient is it to turn the stove to maximum then the correct temp or to set it to correct in the first plaxe

    • @meinctutweh4103
      @meinctutweh4103 Před 2 lety

      If you have something on it while heating it makes no difference because the energy is converted at the same speed for the same mass. If you heat first and then put something on it it would make sense to have it higher first because then the higher difference has a middle which is higher than the temperature on the right thing. All in all It makes not a great difference especially if you cook water

  • @ab-15188
    @ab-15188 Před 2 lety +3

    Depends.
    Run when I'm happy, Walk when I'm sad

  • @whokyoka5060
    @whokyoka5060 Před 2 lety +1

    First video I watched of this video and I loved it!😁

    • @DebunkedOfficial
      @DebunkedOfficial  Před 2 lety +2

      Thanks 😊

    • @whokyoka5060
      @whokyoka5060 Před 2 lety +2

      @@DebunkedOfficial Np! By the way you guys are the channel with the most subscribers that liked and replied to my comment

  • @madoba8717
    @madoba8717 Před 2 lety

    I never expected myself to be getting answers for this question

  • @randomguyfrommars
    @randomguyfrommars Před 2 lety +4

    *But I think we should run because rain won't fall at constant speed , it gradually becomes faster n faster . So if we walk then we might get caught in speedy rain*

  • @sleepy_Dragon
    @sleepy_Dragon Před 2 lety +10

    Didn't the Mythbusters test this too and also got to the conclusion, running is better?

    • @wildonemeister
      @wildonemeister Před 2 lety +8

      They found that walking was better.

    • @jeffkoombs7346
      @jeffkoombs7346 Před 2 lety +1

      Yes I was thinking the same thing
      czcams.com/video/a2axIxq0QM4/video.html

    • @sleepy_Dragon
      @sleepy_Dragon Před 2 lety

      @@jeffkoombs7346 Darn, I was remembering it wrong.
      But it was a long time ago. They look so young.

    • @meinctutweh4103
      @meinctutweh4103 Před 2 lety

      A German show tested it aswell (I don’t remember which one) and they measured it with the mass. According to them running was better

    • @GeoRedtick
      @GeoRedtick Před 2 lety

      @@wildonemeister the did find walking was better, but they didn’t account for some of the variables talked about in this video.

  • @Vert_EK
    @Vert_EK Před měsícem

    "oh it started raining... Well what else can i do? **Continues walking** "
    That's my personal answer

  • @MattDoesNothing
    @MattDoesNothing Před 2 lety +1

    As a student who carried backpack outside most of the time, I have to run so it doesn’t get wet as much as when I walk.