weird, ok in that case:
1. create nurbs plane with 10 divisions
2. create nurbs cylinder
3. Select nurbsPlane and make it a soft body and create springs
4. select particles of the softbody
5. select cylinder and go to particles >> make collide
6. Add an air field that blows the particles in the right direction
7. add a turbulence field
8. Play 
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