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Correctly explain why shower curtains move using the principles of Boyle's law

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The pressure on the shower side of the curtain will be lower than the pressure on the outside at the same height from the floor, causing the curtain to move toward the lower pressure. The problem with this explanation is that the curtain will suck inward toward a cold shower, too.

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