We all wonder about things. Okay, perhaps I do more then most people, but sometimes simple tasks and routines beg for answers or twists. Of course, many will not actually seek them out. Someone must though if we are ever going to find out the pertinent information.

So the other day, as I finished taking a shower, I asked myself: “I wonder how long it would take to dry if I didn’t have a towel?” I am not talking about using an alternate, like paper towels or a face cloth. I mean just standing there and letting the amazing laws of physics work their magic.

Sounds boring right? Yes, actually it was, very boring indeed. Someone had to be the guinea pig.

I began the task by of course showering, but before that I brought in some reading material so I could keep occupied. There was no way I was just going to stand there and let my mind wander. It’s dangerous to do that because I just don’t know where it ends up.

My brain is a lot like the drunken friend you had in college that always ended up in the strangest of places on a nightly basis. One morning he is waking up in the monkey cage at the zoo, another night he’s passing out on the State House lawn. With a stripper.

So the shower ended and my experiment was underway. How long would this take? Would it be so boring I say screw it all and use a towel?

I begin dripping my way to answers. As the whole thing started I had this nagging feeling in my mind that I was forgetting something. You know the kind, the left the iron on one.

Still I pressed on. Whenever you take these kinds of challenges, there are sure to be pitfalls along the way.

I was still half-soaked by the time I had run out of reading material. My mind had already visited a Bangladesh cathouse that was also a petting zoo and tannery. I knew right then and there I was starving. This is what I must have forgotten to do.

As time dragged on I kept hearing my cell phone go off for what seemed like a million times. Who the hell keeps trying to call me?

Finally, after what seemed like hours and hours had passed the last drop of water evaporated and I was completely dry. I was now able to investigate why my phone was going crazy. I forgot to go to work! My experiment made for an interesting excuse but not very credible. Still, the feeling persisted that I missed a crucial detail.

The experiment was now complete and finally I was able to come to you now and report to you just how long it takes to drip-dry after a shower, sans towels. Well, I could have but I forgot to set a timer or even look at a clock before I started.

That’s what I forgot.

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