bernie (02/01/83)
A number of people have sent mail asking "Ah, but what if you were an
infinitesimal width disc?".
As it happens, I am *not* an infinitesimal width disc, and so I had not
initially considered that variation on the problem.
I suspect, however, that it would be determined by such factors as :
how heavy the rainfall is
your height (or diameter, for all you discs out there)
whether the rain is falling vertically or at an angle
how fast you can run. (I find running at relativistic speeds no
more implausible than being a disc).
I am eager to hear any solutions that may come out of the net on this one.
not afraid to admit that I have a small
but significant cross-sectional area,
--Bernie Roehl
...decvax!uztoo!watmath!watarts!bernie