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The warmth a person who enters a shower just after someone else finishes is basking in the infrared (IR) glow of the shower. The walls of the shower have absorbed a fair amount of warmth from the hot water that ran during the previous shower. This warmth will be reradiated via electromagnetic (EM) energy in the infrafed (IR) range from everything inside the shower that soaked up some of that warmth during the previous shower. It's just that simple. If you step into a shower just after someone else stepped out and you don't turn on the water right away, the air trapped in the shower with you will begin to warm, and so will you. You won't feel as cold - you're in there sans clothing - in a few moments, and that's because the walls of the shower will be radiating heat in the form of IR energy (radiant heat) and you'll feel warm. Your skin will pick up that radiation and your body will detect the energy as warmth.

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Do you weigh more after a shower?

No, taking a shower does not cause permanent weight gain. While you may temporarily weigh more immediately after a shower due to the water on your body, this weight is quickly lost as the water evaporates.


What is the role of a shower mirror?

A shower mirror is installed to assist the person taking the shower. Men may use it to help while shaving their face while women may use it for other facial grooming such as plucking or putting on face masks. Many shower mirrors do not fog up in the heat of the shower like normal mirrors.


What is the alternative to a shower curtain?

An alternative to a shower curtain is a glass shower door. Glass shower doors can provide a sleek and modern look to your bathroom, are easier to clean than shower curtains, and can help prevent water from spilling out of the shower.


What happens to a shower curtain when a shower is turned on?

Many people have tried to figure out exactly how and why this happens but no one has ever proven their theories conclusively. There are 4 leading theories. The first is the Buoyancy theory. Which says that as the hot air rises, and replaces the cold air, it creates a Coandă effect which is similar to a small vortex of air which sucks the curtain inwards. The second is the Bernoulli effect. This states that the air matches the velocity of the water coming out of the shower-head and lowers the air pressure inside the shower and against the inside of the shower curtain. This results in the shower curtain being pulled inward. The third is a combination of the first two. It's called the Horizontal vortex theory. A computer model showed that the water coming out of the shower-head can create a horizontal vortex (sideways tornado) which causes a pressure drop and pulls in the shower curtain. The fourth and final is simple condensation. A hot shower produces steam that will condenses on the shower side of the curtain and lowering the pressure there. The condensation will be continually replaced causing a temperature fluctuation which results in times where net steam production is negative. So there you have it. Who would have thought such a simple thing still remains partially unproven.


When a person steps from a cold shower onto a tile floor why is c?

When a person steps from a cold shower onto a tile floor, condensation can form on the tiles due to the temperature difference between the cold water on the person's skin and the warm air in the room. This condensation can create a slippery surface, making it easy to slip and fall. Additionally, the cold temperature of the water can temporarily decrease sensitivity in the feet, increasing the risk of losing balance.

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