the.com/shower curtain rod
The only bar in your home guaranteed to hold up someone's weight, allegedly.
means A horizontal pole mounted above a bathtub or shower stall that holds up the curtain (or rings) meant to keep water inside the splash zone.
from A plain compound of function: 'shower' (from Old English 'scur,' meaning a brief fall of rain) plus 'curtain' (from Old French 'cortine,' a hanging cloth) plus 'rod' (Old English 'rodd,' a slender bar or stick). No hidden story here — the name simply describes the job, the fabric it holds, and the metal piece that does the holding, all bolted together as plainly as the object itself.
- myth buster
- Movies lie, it rips out under real weight
- tension type
- Spring-loaded, no drilling, prone to midnight collapse
- curved version
- Adds elbow room without shower stall expansion
- mildew magnet
- Top seam collects grime nobody ever wipes