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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5 If a bathroom is full of steam why does a towel not get saturated absorbing all the water in the air and can still dry someone off?
gpt
Air that is saturated with water will hold onto that water until it cools down. So unless the towel is much cooler than the air, it's not going to significantly cool the air. Therefore, it's not going to create condensation on itself. Also, when water condenses, it gives off some heat, so what little condensation does occur will warm the air/towel ever so slightly, delaying any further condensation.