Monroe Effect

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The Monroe Effect in the 1901 film What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City

The Monroe effect describes a strong upswing on high-rise facades .

On hot days, gusty updrafts often form at the foot of tall buildings , which flow from the bottom upwards. Passers-by can get their clothing blown up when crossing such zones. The name comes from a famous scene in the movie The cursed 7th year , the actress Marilyn Monroe over a subway - ventilation grille stands and her skirt is blown up. In residential construction, the Monroe effect is sometimes blamed for overuse damage to window sills .

A distinction must be made between the Monroe effect and the similarly pronounced Munroe effect , which describes the partial focusing of explosion energy.

literature

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  • Günter Kohlbecker: Renovation in rental housing: economic and energetic implementation . Beuth Verlag, 2011, ISBN 3410177086 , p. 135.
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