I’ve always wondered why the shower curtain moves towards me when the shower head is wall mounted. But when the shower head is handheld and close to my body, the shower curtain doesn’t move towards me? Does this have something to do with the water molecules attracting something in the air or curtain material?
In: Chemistry
I don’t have a link, but I read a study some years ago that explains it!
As the water falls from the shower head, it brings some of the air there with it. This causes an area of lower pressure just below the showerhead. Other air has to rush in to replace that which is blown down by the falling water; as this air rushes in, it sucks the shower curtain in.
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