Rain or Sunshine - What is an Umbrella invented for?

@srganesh (6340)
India
June 25, 2010 12:12am CST
Suddenly this doubt came into my mind. Why should have an umbrella invented for? To safe guard against rain or Sunshine? No doubt, Umbrellas are used a lot in rainy days. Yet, some things are invented for one thing and used for a different thing. So, what is your assumption of the invention of an Umbrella? Some old people use it as a walking stick too.
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sarahruthbeth22
@sarahruthbeth22 (43143)
• United States
26 Jun 10
I think it was invented for both. Thin umbrellas were used to shield ladies from the sun. And regular umbrellas are for the rain.
wakawaka
@wakawaka (134)
• Indonesia
25 Jun 10
To prevent the rain from touching your skin, so you won't get wet when rain. Who like to get wet anyway? 7 years old boy?
se7enthbird
@se7enthbird (8307)
• Philippines
25 Jun 10
cane and a chair - a walking stick that can be converted as a chair. cool
an umbrella used as a walking stick has two purpose already. it serves as a walking stick and if it rains you can use it also not to get wet, or sometimes use it to poke someone har har har. well there are a lot of things invented already that has used in different things. like there is already a walking stick that can be converted as a chair. in other countries they have umbrellas for a sunny day and they use a different umbrella when it rains. when i was younger the only umbrella i see are the black ones, now it comes already in different colors, and in different sizes.