Domestic Duties 101

For the domestically minded among you, in case you're interested (and I'm not saying you should be) and to give you a little flavour of some of the more trivial differences in the way things are done, here is a picture of one of our Australian Washing Lines.

As you can see, this one is under cover, whilst the other is attached to the side of the shed, meaning that it gets direct sunlight. From these differences, using comparative experimental techniques, I can say empirically that direct sunlight and unimpeded wind have a large effect on drying speed and efficacy, whilst ambient air temperature also has a significant contribution to make. This is the trade-off that housewives have to make against the possibility of rain, where such an option exists.

Fun, isn't it?