If there's a little water clinging to the inside of a bud vase that's
much too narrow to dry with a dishtowel, will it dry more quickly if
it's left upside down (to drain) or right side up (to pass into the
air)?

Curiosity only.  And I'm not asking how to dry the vase, so
"hairdryer" is not the right answer.  I'm asking which process of those two will
occur more quickly, aided by the position of the vase.

Thank you,
Archae0pteryx

I confess to having such thought when I wash dishes. Variables of
temperature, fluid dynamics, air flow, vessel dimensions, water
purity, wetability, natural external heat sources etc. I find
dishwashing intellectually very tiring.

Or on its side perhaps?

Best

Also, in washing dishes I too find myself thinking of such things and
believe that dishes dry better if tilted so the water can drain.  Some
forms such as vases have curvatures that impede drainage no matter how
it is tilted.

Inverted draining seems to get rid of most of the water quickly but
always leaves one dislogable drop on the inside centre of the (now
upturned) base. Turning the vessel the right way up after a few
minutes lets this evaporate natrually.

At least that's the results from my ongoing research project.

Norman.

Thanks for your comments, all.  I figured surface tension would come
into it somehow.  Maybe it's going to be evaporation in either case
and no difference in time, so position doesn't matter.  I thought
somebody who was into the behavior of water would know.

Guzzi, you're right, washing dishes exhausts the brain and leave you
good for nothing but playing about with computer lists.

Archae0pteryx

I believe it's surface tension that keeps the water blob from falling
off the inverted bottom. Yeh, just good old evaporation, but if you
can run the final blob all around the surface of the bottom the thin
film will evaporate faster.
I'm one of the few men that likes doing the dishes because it keeps
your hands busy whilst letting your mind wander over computer lists.

What sad lives we all lead!

Norman