Stealth Umbrella Tested, Geeks Rejoice

There may never be a geekier sight to see than The Sun's Harry MacAdam testing a new Stealth Umbrella and a traditional umbrella in the Honda Wind tunnel at the Imperial College London. The Sun's tests revealed that the breaking point of the ultra-sleek umbrella is a gust of 34.7MPH. That's a whole lot sturdier than my pretty umbrella!
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But the humble conventional umbrella — a 1,700-year-old design — crumples at 26.8mph, little more than a light breeze.
Our dramatic findings suggest the old-fashioned umbrella could be all washed up.

Sun man Harry said: “The new umbrella sliced through the breeze and its shape would have kept the rain off me if it had been pouring.”