European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday august25, 1989 the stars and stripes no equal Arm Landers Ann Landers is on vacation. The following column is a re Nin. Her regular column will resume sept. 3. Dear readers remember the Reader who wanted to know if he would get wet Ter if he ran in the rain from on building to another than if he walked the question was raised by a notre Dame graduate who said be and his buddies had tried to work it out mathematically but never quite made it he concluded however that the faster you run the Wetter you get because the More space you sweep per unit time. Then the graphics editor of the Kvashin Post got into the act with a mind i was stunned by the number of readers who wrote to dispute the graphics editor. Here is a sampling dear Ann Landers my husband who teaches physics plans to use that rain question in his next exam. Here s his mathematical shortcut for solving the problem if you run twice As fast you cover the distance in half the time. If the rain is falling at an Angle think of it As haying a vertical component that affects How much rain you get on your head and shoulders and a horizontal component that affects How wet you get on your front or Back. The faster you run the less rain you Wilt get on your head. If the rain is falling toward you the faster you run the less rain you will get on your front. If the rain is coming from behind the optimal Speed to run in order to reduce the amount of Rainon your front or Back is the horizontal component of the rain s Speed in which Case you won t get any Rainon your Back. If you run slower than this you la get rain on your Back. If you run faster you la get rain on your front. So run no matter what. Jimh dear Ann Landers Here s a simplified Way to figure out who gets wet Ter the Guy who walks or runs take Container a with an opening equal to the area exposed by a Man from the overhead position. Take Container a with an opening equal to the area exposed by a Man from the front View. Have George and Bill each carry one con Tainer a and one Container b. Container a should have an opening to the top Container b an opening to the front. George moves Forward at twice the Speed of Bill arriving in half the time. Bill s Container a will contain twice As much As water As George s Container a. But George s Container b will contain More than twice As much As Bill s Container  containers should be designed to approximate the curvature of the body in running form. Visualize the problem by supporting a string of Spaghetti in vertical position. Then you can take 10 lashes with the wet spa Ghetti for jumping to a conclusion without the facts. From air Force Institute of technology Wright Patterson fab Ohio the solution of the Raindrop problem depends on the size and shape of the Man the Speed at which he runs and the direction of the falling raindrops. A fat Man will get Wetter than a thin Man. Also one will gel Wetter running into the wind than if one runs with the wind. The faster the rain Falls the faster the Man should run. H.c., Larsen. Professor and director aerospace design Center from Chatham mass who needs All that math the faster you run the quicker you la get there and the drier you la be. Dear John thanks buddy. Your letter was the easiest to under stand. I m with you. Page 11 letters terminate an yes and no readers say i read the recent suggestion major proposes Termi nation of an with some interest. On consideration the proposal has a lot of Merit. Over and above the savings in funds and manpower just think of the extra print space you folks would Havein the stars and stripes by cutting out the to sched ule to reviews features on How hard an works letters blasting people who Don t like sports program Ming letters blasting people who do like sports programming Etc., Etc., Etc. You could probably add an extra article or two per Day. Then there s the morale Factor. Like the writer i m stationed at a location where according to an there arc not enough american military types to make broadcasting Cost  an interesting concept since it implies some form of balancing in come. I d ask an about this Cost effective Busi Ness directly but they Don t publish their phone number or address opinion on the subject of an up Here tends to be divided but both groups would Benefit from this suggestion. For the group who feels Lack of an is a major negative Factor the suggestion spares them the unhappiness of having to read about the programming they would like to have every time they pick up the stars and stripes. Misery loves company. For the rest of us especially those fortunate enough to live near a British base and receive Sivc the British equivalent of Anthe toss of an would put us in the position currently enjoyed by the Southern troops having English language Broad casting when others Don t. By the time this letter reaches your desk you will probably have received a mass of correspondence defending the vital service provided by an. After All a touch of Home is needed to help the beleaguered people in the South who have to suffer the hardship Ofa tour in Germany. Why i hear the commissary at Ramstein is cutting Back to less than 24 hours per Day and some people have to drive Smuch As 15 minutes to get to a Burger King there is even a vicious Rumor that there arc Days the delivery Drivers from Domino s can t get on to some posts just because there s an exercise in Progress. Yes an docs help fill the Long hours spent wait ing for rotation. When i was first stationed in Germany twi Cuba Den 1967-71 Many of us too Junior to get into government quarters e-2 through e-5. In my Case did t get an. When i was stationed in Italy Avi Ano 1980-83 we did t have an at All. For two Tours in England Alconbury 1974-78 and Milan Hall 1983-88 we did t have an. Frankly we did t miss it. We found alternate sources for news another things to do. At what Point did an become a major Quality of life Factor this writer s suggestion May have been Tonguc in Check but it raises a valid Point. If the thousand plus people not stationed at an bases arc doing All right Why do we need to devote All the time Money and newsprint to it maybe we could work a Deal with the Congress. Instead of cutting Back on operational personnel we could Send the an folks Home. If we could keep the Money raised by Selling off the an equipment weight be Able to build or improve housing. There May be some Trade offs Here. It s Worth thinking about. Maj. Michael a. Carter Geilen Kirchon West Germany i am writing this letter in response to the Sugges Tion thai an do shut Down. I am stationed in Synop Turkey a Small base in the Middle of nowhere. One of the few links we have with the outside world is an to and radio. Excuse me sir but when was the last time your tour of duty took you to a place that an was the Only to and radio service available although there Aren t Many of us an performs a useful service Here. Considering what they have to work with i think an is doing an outstanding Job. Although i May not agree with the religious program Ming either i refuse to complain about it until i can propose a solution to the problem. You May not personally Sec the benefits of an but i do. Because mail and newspapers arrive sporadically i rely on an to get my news. If you Are really that concerned about funding Why not Start with your own unit would you be willing to give up some of the benefits you re entitled to and if not Why arc you asking others to give up theirs spec. Alex m. Belt Synop Turkey new Berke breathed comic strip delayed at last sunday aug. 13, arrives and it is time for by rec brat had s new comic strip my hands shake. My entire body trembles in anticipation As 1 rip through the newspaper to the comics Section what courage what Talent what Art what the Heck is this it looks just like an order form for stars and stripes classified ads boy old by rec really has a great sense of humor. Seriously or. 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