this post was submitted on 02 Nov 2023
40 points (91.7% liked)
Showerthoughts
29662 readers
1958 users here now
A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.
Rules
- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- Avoid politics (NEW RULE as of 5 Nov 2024, trying it out)
- Posts must be original/unique
- Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
2 main factors here.
Time between getting out and wrapping yourself in a towel.
How much of your body is actually wetted.
The first means you have time to drop dry, before you grab your towel. It's only 10s or so, but you can shed a lot of water in that time.
The second matters, since you tend to keep your head out of the water in the pool, but soak it in the shower. Wet hair can hold a lot of water. Even if you don't dry your hair, the water will run down of the rest of you, as you dry yourself off.
Another point is that the air after a shower is VERY humid, compared to being under the sun after swimming
OP mentions fully submerged so the hair should not matter.
But even then, it's very likely that your head left the water long before the rest of you.