Every time the wind picks up in a storm you are left hanging on to your umbrella with all your might to ensure that it doesn’t take off with the next gust of wind that assails you. A very common problem for which some scientists have come up with a rather unique solution – the storm proof umbrella.

Researchers have been working on an unflappable umbrella which would be able to withstand winds of 113 kph speed. The cycle helmet style umbrella has an aerodynamic design which makes it tough for the wind to blow it away. The flow of the wind is directed over and around the helmet making sure that it stays in place.

The helmet tapers in the back giving the asymmetric design a chance to hold on despite the strongest blowing gusts. The Senz design as it is called was tested in a Dutch study carried out in a wind tunnel. The researchers determined that the Senz design umbrella was much more likely to be effective than the traditional umbrella in a storm which had strong gusts of wind blowing.

The gale force winds did not affect the storm proof umbrella of the Senz design. So perhaps it would be a good idea to benefit from this scientific study and purchase these new storm proof umbrellas to ensure that you don’t get wet in the next storm that come along.