I don’t get umbrellas; Whenever it’s raining enough to need one, it’s too windy to use one.
Also how do I know if it works?
Submitted 2 weeks ago by danhab99@programming.dev to [deleted]
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Deceptichum@quokk.au 2 weeks ago
its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Umbrellas make more sense in places that expect rain most days.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
I feel like in those places a good raincoat actually makes more sense than an umbrella.
bstix@feddit.dk 2 weeks ago
The primary function of most umbrellas is marketing.
If you want an umbrella that works better on (slightly) windy days you’re going to want one with a dome that covers further down over your head and is transparent, so you can see through it. These don’t break as easily in the wind, but of course any umbrella works like a sail.
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
That’s not my experience in my local areas. I guess we just don’t tend to have strong winds, and you do see a ton of people with umbrellas doing just fine
nyctre@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
No, but I do it because I find it fun. I enjoy the sound it makes.
SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Here in the Pacific Northwest we don’t use umbrellas. We are practically amphibious.
phar@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Walk under a spot where it’s raining harder? What does that mean? It’s raining but there are spots of unmoving harder rain that you can walk under? What?
kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Walk under the edge of an awning or roof, where the runoff is coming down.
phar@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Touche. That’s a good point.
The other side of me says I would have phrased it differently as that is not raining harder.
Etterra@discuss.online 2 weeks ago
Umbrellas are for people who don’t wear jackets with hoods. Also jackets with hoods are fire people who don’t use umbrellas. It’s a circular economy, really.
Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
No, and keep your eyes on the road!
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Who buys an umbrella? They give them out for free in those cans by the doors at cafes and whatnots?
KazuchijouNo@lemy.lol 2 weeks ago
When I use matches I let them burn all the way through
(Yes, there is a technique to it and years of experience and burns)
teslekova@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
The trick, dear Kazu, is not minding that it hurts.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
what umbrella
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
While it’s neat to feel the rain bounce off your umbrella, it also means your umbrella wears off faster.
And in this economy…
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Used to stand under the edge of a roof that was streaming to give folks without a brella a head start at outrunning a soaking
qualia@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Man I wish there was a comm for this meme or for these sorts of “what the fuck” questions that aren’t;'t white ShowerThoughts material.
puppycat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
be the change you wish to see in the fediverse
PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Ordinarily i’d agree with you but I’ve neither the gift of the gab, nor the charisma for it to draw any attention!
It’ll naturally find a home soon though 😊
danhab99@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
be the change you wish to see in the fediverse