Low-flow showerheads that turn drips into deluges

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Decades ago, our showerheads blasted away suds with boom-time abandon. Then, in the ’90s, efficiency standards cut water flow by half or more—to 2.5 gallons per minute. Faced with ever-tightening laws, engineers are getting crafty.

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