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Clothes washing mystery solved by physicists
Physics World ^
| 3 Apr, 2018
| Michael Allen
Posted on 04/04/2018 8:05:57 PM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: Don W
Why do you even use fabric softener?
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04/06/2018 8:45:59 AM PDT
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Mears
To: Mears
I have to use the dryer through the winter, and the static build up is reduced a LOT when softener is used.
It smells nice, too.
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04/06/2018 8:56:17 AM PDT
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Don W
(When blacks riot, neighbourhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
To: Don W
Thanks-—I never used it so I was curious——I always considered it just another unnecessary product thrown at us to make money for a corporation.
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04/06/2018 8:59:09 AM PDT
by
Mears
To: mass55th
In the really olden days, people used to collect urine, let it set around a while, then wash their clothes in it.
Yes, as far back as the ancient Roman times!! Mr. Roo Roo and I took a guided tour of Pompeii, and we saw the remains of a laundry service that were still in place. There were a couple of large shallow tubs where the laundry and urine would be placed and workers would stomp around on the laundry, much like stomping grapes to make wine. Being a laundry stomper was not considered a desirable job—the urine smelled really bad and was irritating to the stompers’ feet.
According to our guide, the laundry service would accept just about any kind of urine, but supposedly zebra and giraffe urine were greatly coveted. After washing laundry in urine and rinsing, the laundry would be “smoked” to help get rid of the ammonia/urine smell.
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04/06/2018 9:00:19 AM PDT
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RooRoobird20
("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
To: RooRoobird20
Thanks for the additional info. Hadn’t known that about the zebra and giraffe urine.
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04/06/2018 10:00:35 AM PDT
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mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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