Dogs able to quickly, economically shake themselves dry, experiments prove (opens in new tab)

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

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

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.