Does blowing....on freshly written marker pen text make it dry quicker?

[estebanrey]

...on freshly written marker pen text make it dry quicker? Let's say permanent marker on metal.

I notice people do this but I always think it's the time taken and not the blowing that makes it dry, like how people used to shake Polaroid pictures which in reality has no effect on drying time. So am I right or wrong?

 

[estebanrey]

Yes, it helps evaporate the solvent.

How does blowing on something help with evaporation? Serious question

 

[estebanrey]

The same way wind dries clothes.

Isn't that the heat/UV from the sun given people tend to use washing lines when it's sunny rather than windy?

maybe this is the reason public toilets have those machines that BLOW your hands dry?

Because the air is hot.