Looking through a window on a rainy day may generate feelings other than melancholy. Curiosity, for example: isn't it remarkable that water droplets stick to the pane rather than sliding down?
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Quéré, D. Fakir droplets. Nature Mater 1, 14–15 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat715
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