Shower Curtains

[Janet Bowman <janetb@CAJUNNET.COM>]

> Thought you might be interested in this bit of research--why shower
> curtains move in--since the discussion has been in the other direction
> <g>.  I knew that saving this link would come in handy some day.

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 Shower Curtain Rises on Ig Nobels (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)


http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,47334,00.html?tw=wn20011005
 All you Einsteins pulling your hair out because you don't know why a
shower curtain billows inward will be happy to know that David Schmidt
has solved the mystery. No wonder he won the Ig Nobel prize in physics.
By Farhad Manjoo.
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 Picking a Winner: An Ig Nobel Job (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
 http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,47336,00.html?tw=wn20011005
 The 2001 Ig Nobel Prize winners definitely meet guidelines honoring
achievements that 'cannot or should not be reproduced.' Then again, at
least now we know for sure that adolescents pick their noses regularly.
By Farhad Manjoo.

Janet Bowman
janetb@cajunnet.com