Raindrops keep falling on myhead ....

[sarabande]

Having mislaid (ahem !) a decimal point in a previous post, I was ferreting around the net, and came across this site.


http://sts.bwk.tue.nl/drivingrain/fjrvanmook2002/node8.htm

Didja know, guv, that some raindrops are spherical and some are oblate spheroids, and the maximum free fall speed is measured under standard conditions, e.g., in still air at an air pressure of 760 mm Hg, a temperature of 20C and a relative humidity of 50%.

I know, I should get out more often, but if I do I get wet.

 

[Danny]

No. Didn't know that. Not sure I really wanted to either.

 

[oldharry]

... I had a boat like that once. Didnt matter much what shape they were, they got in - directly on to my bunk anyway!

 

[ThereAndBack]

What an (un)interesting set of facts.

To take it one step further - that is about 30 quintillion (or 30000000000000000000) molecules. And that is per drop!!

So next time you fall in ... it will give you something to think about.

What an education this forum is.

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[William_H]

I would appreciate any rain right now. It is supposed to be our wet season but June has turned out very dry. olewill

 

[pennycar9]

We have had many oblate shereoids percolating in a downward direction in this vicinity. At times these little buggers have reached a velocity of 63.5 to the power of 3 squared.Reaching a volume as to overflow a steroidal sphincter capillary in 63 nanoseconds allowing deluges of a disparaging volume and causing Thames Water to declare a Drought syndrome