If you stand motionless under an umbrella in a rainstormwhere the drops fall vertically, you remain relatively dry.However, if you start running, the rain begins to hit yourlegs even if they remain under the umbrella. Why?

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If you stand motionless under an umbrella in a rainstorm
where the drops fall vertically, you remain relatively dry.
However, if you start running, the rain begins to hit your
legs even if they remain under the umbrella. Why?

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