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Shake It! How Wet Dogs Instantly Dry Themselves

Shake It! How Wet Dogs Instantly Dry Themselves

Engineers study physics, biomechanics of wet, shaking dogs and other animals.

Shake It! How Wet Dogs Instantly Dry Themselves

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Thursday, December 6, 2012 - 17:15

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