Dryer lint...

[TreasonousBastard]

This is a far more serious matter probably best addressed in a scientific forum, but I'll start here.

Why is it that no matter how many times I wash the same clothes the lint filter is always full? The clothes are not measurably smaller or lighter, so where does the lint come from?

Assuming tiny amounts of something abrades from the clothes each time they go through a wash/dry cycle, how many times would I have to wash a pair of jeans before they disappear completely? Or just fall apart?

[Callmecrazy]

1. 42

[kairos12]

2. Don't know how many. All I know is socks disappear one at a time.

[grasswire]

7. yes, they go to the hozone.

that's where socks go.

[hifiguy]

23. Yep.

Individual socks simply disintegrate in random quantum events: poof! The cosmic remains are dryer lint.

[KamaAina]

26. It turns out that socks are the larval form of coat hangers.

[A HERETIC I AM]

3. You know all those socks you have lost over the years? n/t

[pipi_k]

4. Do you know where dryer lint goes

when nobody's looking?



That's right. On vacation.



Without you.

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. Winna!!!!!!!

[elleng]

9. YAY, something 'useful!'

FUN!!!

[TreasonousBastard]

11. Now that's just...

I really don't know what that is.

[Marie Marie]

13. Oh great! Now even my dryer lint has a better life than me.

[magical thyme]

20. so happy to know that my LINT is having a nice time

while I'm sitting here freezing my buns off and working myself into my grave...

[Tuesday Afternoon]

5. Agitator!

[panader0]

6. If you save enough of it, you can weave new clothes.

[seveneyes]

10. Just remember that underneath you

is just a sea of air

[IcyPeas]

12. you can recycle it to make clay: (pictures and recipe below)

I don't know where it all comes from either but you may as well put it to some crafty good use. LOL

https://www.pinterest.com/hunnibunni1951/dryer-lint-crafts/

Start saving that dryer lint now and then mix up a batch of clay. Not only will you make some unique clay, this is an exceptional way to recycle.

Materials Needed:

2 Cups Dryer Lint (Lightly Packed)
1/3 Cup White Glue
1 Tablespoon Dish Washing Soap
1/4 - 1/3 Cup Warm Water
Instructions:
In a medium sized bowl, mix together the white glue, dish washing soap, and a 1/4 cup of the water. Once it is mixed well, slowly add the 2 cups of dryer lint, tearing into small pieces before you add it.

Mix this all together, kneading if necessary. If the mixture is too dry, you can add more water, a little at a time, until your lint clay is easy to work with.

Store your clay covered to keep it moist or let it sit out to air dry for several days.

[TreasonousBastard]

14. That is a very strange page.

[Chellee]

15. You mean you didn't like the linty last supper?

[TreasonousBastard]

17. Heh. Not as curious as the lint balls and animals...

and someone actually made lint paper.

[IcyPeas]

19. did you see her other stuff?

some of them are quite amazing considering the medium. I like the unicorn.

http://heidihooper.com/lint.htm

[TreasonousBastard]

21. Wow! That's a lot of lint! What she's doing is fascinating, though.

[truegrit44]

18. Who comes up with this stuff

I mean was someone just sitting around one day and thought "Wow, I bet I could make clay out of lint"

[olddots]

16. the world supply of dryer lint

Comes from my bellybutton lint .

[Populist_Prole]

22. Lint = My increasingly threadbare clothes n/t

[chknltl]

24. Huh...there has to be an electrical connection.

I've been thinking hard about this problem and it occurred to me that one can not get dryer lint from drying ones clothes outside on a clothesline. It stands to reason that some sort of electrical connection must be a key factor in the creation of dryer lint! To test this theory out, try unplugging the dryer and see if you get any lint.

[Yonx]

25. It depends on the amount of clothes

I guess.