Water pools creating an air flow block

I really hated using dish towels to dry things on the counter. I figured something like this would solve the problem. It sort of does, but it's not all that great. When placing a bowl or a glass face down the water drips down and creates an airtight gasket of water at the base of the glass. This prevents air flow from coming in which defeats the entire purpose of the mat. It works... But not that well. It takes a very long time for water to evaporate off this mat.

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