Where do socks disappear from the washing machine?

The issue of socks disappearing after washing worries many. Most of us, at least once, have pulled one sock out of the washing machine instead of two. A quick inspection reveals no sign of the sock, but it couldn't have vanished without a trace. Let's try to answer the question of where socks go in the washing machine, based on the principles of materialistic science.

About the disappearance with humor

Some people try to make jokes about socks disappearing after washing. These jokes give rise to a multitude of myths. Here are a few:

• The washing machine has a shredder. When a small item enters the shredder through the hole in the cuff, it is processed. The sock is then crushed into tiny pieces and washed down the drain.
• one of the socks is taken by the brownie as revenge for his bad treatment;
• Socks disappear as a result of a secret conspiracy by manufacturers who have come up with a special impregnating composition for fabric; when one of the socks comes into contact with water, it simply dissolves;
• socks are transported to a parallel reality, the door to which is in your apartment.

All of this, of course, is nonsense, defying the laws of physics. Socks don't dissolve or disappear. They are material and can't vanish without a trace from the confined space of a washing machine, so there's a perfectly reasonable explanation for their disappearance.

Where to look for a lost sock after washing?

If a sock was placed in the washing machine drum, it wouldn't disappear. Where would such a wardrobe item go?

1. Very often the sock gets caught under the rubber cuff. To get it out, you just need to move the rubber band.
   
   
2. Small socks can slip through the gap between the tank and the drum and end up in the tank, where they can remain for a long time. You can try to remove the sock from the tank by hole for the heating element, which will require some disassembly of the car.
3. If a sock gets into the drum, it can get out of there along with the waste water and get stuck in the drain pipe or drain filter. It's easy to remove the sock from the filter, but to get it out of the pipe, you'll have to disassemble the machine and remove the pump.
   
   
4. If you wash socks with your bed linen, they often end up inside your duvet cover or pillowcase.

The conclusion we can draw is that if you put a pair of socks in the washing machine drum, you only need to look for the missing sock in the machine.

It's a different story if there was an odd number of socks to begin with. The missing sock might be in a pile of dirty laundry, or it might be lying under the sofa or bed, or maybe a cat or dog stole it.

How to Stop Losing Your Socks

To avoid having to take a mountain of socks out of the washing machine after washing, follow a few simple tips:

• wash small items, including hosiery, in a special laundry bag;
• Use small clothespins for washing; hold pairs of socks together before washing to ensure they stay together. Incidentally, these clothespins can be used not only for washing but also for storage.
• For the lazy, a simple solution is to buy several pairs of the same socks at once.And even if one of the socks goes missing, it will easily fit with a sock from another pair. You can stock up on several pairs of socks of different colors, for example, 7 pairs of gray and 7 pairs of black.
  

  This method eliminates the need to store socks in pairs, and you can throw out torn socks one at a time instead of two at once. It's very economical.

• Hand washing is a definitive solution to the problem of socks disappearing from the washing machine. Yes, as sad as it may sound, there's no other way. Just wear your socks and then wash them by hand.

If your socks keep disappearing from your washing machine, don't rush to blame it on supernatural forces. Carefully examine the drum, and if possible, look inside the tub and filter. The chances are very high that they're there.

   

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