from the tumbling action of dryer 100 furthermore various aspects of the invention may include altering both the rotation direction and the rotation speed during the drying cycle for instance during the drying cycle drum 102 may rotate clockwise at a first rotation speed and then may rotate counter clockwise at a second rotation speed additionally variations in rotation speed may occur during a single direction of rotation for example during the drying cycle drum 102 may begin rotating clockwise at a first rotation speed during clockwise rotation controller 130 may change drum 102 39 s rotation speed to a second rotation speed later during the drying cycle controller 130 may cause drum 102 to rotate counter clockwise at a third rotation speed s baffle 202 has the general s shape depicted in fig2 to enhance the tumbling of the clothes in the drum as the drum rotates more specifically the general s shape tends to impart the desired generally axial direction to the movement of the clothes load as the items tumble with this shape when the drum rotates in a first direction the clothes tend to move axially in a first direction as they tumble and to move axially in the opposite direction when the direction of rotation is reversed more specifically for the embodiment of fig2 when the drum.