Dogs able to quickly, economically shake themselves dry, experiments provephilly.com 3 pointsunfasten14 years ago3 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−unfastenOP14yFor those interested in the full paper:• Dickerson, A., Mills, Z. & Hu, D. L. (2012) Wet mammals shake at tuned frequencies to dry. Proceedings of the Royal Society: Interface. http://www-old.me.gatech.edu/hu/Publications/Hu12-dog.pdf−smartkids14yThis HN title reminds me of the type of headline The Onion used to be famous for.−accarrino14yin addition to perfecting their shake to get every drop of water all over my bathroom floor/walls, my dogs (@TurdsAndTreats) also have a dive bomb maneuver where they drop and roll on any carpet or piles of clothes.
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For those interested in the full paper:
• Dickerson, A., Mills, Z. & Hu, D. L. (2012) Wet mammals shake at tuned frequencies to dry. Proceedings of the Royal Society: Interface. http://www-old.me.gatech.edu/hu/Publications/Hu12-dog.pdf
This HN title reminds me of the type of headline The Onion used to be famous for.
in addition to perfecting their shake to get every drop of water all over my bathroom floor/walls, my dogs (@TurdsAndTreats) also have a dive bomb maneuver where they drop and roll on any carpet or piles of clothes.