Dogs able to quickly, economically shake themselves dry, experiments prove

Posted by unfasten on Monday September 03, 2012 @08:10AM
from the philly.com dept.

http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/faye_flam/20120903_Planet_of_the_Apes__Shake__Rover_.html

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Re:Dogs able to quickly, economically shake themselves dry, ... by unfasten on Monday September 03, 2012 @08:13AM (#4470093)

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

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Re:Dogs able to quickly, economically shake themselves dry, ... by smartkids on Monday September 03, 2012 @06:28PM (#4472064)

This HN title reminds me of the type of headline The Onion used to be famous for.

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Re:Dogs able to quickly, economically shake themselves dry, ... by accarrino on Monday September 03, 2012 @08:52AM (#4470174)

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.

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