Like anything else when the wife's away, just be grateful she doesn't know. We ladies keep a list of our husband's faux pas. Never know when it might come in handy.
It depends on a few factors. How large (or small) the bar of soap is, the distance of the fall, and how well the water goes down the drain. If the drain is clogged, or partially clogged, you may have a little pool of water at your feet. This could act as a "silencer", along with the sound of the active shower also that may muffle any sound. The little "splash" sound may not even be audible to you.
That's very clever. Not only scientific but thoughtful. Thank you, Righty. Alas! it doesn't help. Like all wives, La Didge is omnivident: she sees all, she KNOWS all. And what she doesn't see or know, she assumes.
I've read the existing answers...and to be frank i feel they are missing the essential point involved here ... yes the marital side and the scientific side issues have been addressed... but the meta physical? I would ask if indeed you did drop the soap under discussion... or did the shower itself jump through space to slam into the soap?
I don't think this question will be resolved here this day ... more thought is needed.
Ozgirl, I'm staggered by your wisdom. Indeed the shower may have jumped. I may have gone down Alice's rabbit hole. You just may have given me the opportunity to weasel out of trouble next time I wake Mrs Didge with a resounding soap thump.
Just trying to help ... be careful of that rabbit hole! I went down years ago ... i dreamt i came back out but... to be honest in not sure if I'm still down there dreaming I'm out or not ... trumps election would indicate in still in that dream ... who knows.
... with apologies to Ezra Pound and some chinese philosopher who's name escapes me ... for the outright plagiarism :)
I don't know about the soap making noise but I do know who would make a noise along with where exactly it emanates from when Mr. Didge bends down to pick up the soap. And, it ain't the ear holes.
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