# Snapping Towels

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snapping-towels/70140>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [June 25, 2001, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snapping-towels/70140 "2001-06-25T23:43:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ahale1929](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@ahale1929](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ahale1929)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2001, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snapping-towels/70140/1 "2001-06-25T23:43:02Z")

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OK, oh skeptical one, if the “snap” is not caused by the tip of the towel breaking the sound barrier (à la the whip thing), what causes the snapping sound?  
Alan

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**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2001, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snapping-towels/70140/2 "2001-06-26T08:10:19Z")

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