Where do socks go?
The mystery of the lost socks
The secret is revealed
Where do we go when we die? What is the meaning of life? Why do noses run while feet smell? Since the Invention of the sock In the 8th century BC in ancient Greece there was another question that is a headache for humanity: Why are socks always lost?
Everyone knows this phenomenon; Stressed you open the sock drawer in the morning, want to snap a few socks and realize that the two do not belong together.
One is bloody jung, the other visibly drawn from life in the shoe. Diluted fabric in the toe area indicates the increased risk of hole formation and it is only a matter of time before it comes to life or throwing away. The grip for another couple does not seem to be a solution, because no two socks really want to go together. Instead, there is a poor pile of lonely sock orphans in various colors, lengths and phases of life.
Why do socks disappear?
The hard work under adverse conditions such as sweat, friction or warmth makes it understandable that there is a separation of separation between foot and the sock. Other theories that challenge the child's imagination are the sock monster, the black hole in the washing machine or even its diet change on socks. Since the beginning of our era, billions of Sock lost. But always only individually, never in the couple. We can explain this riddle solely by making it as difficult as possible for us.
How many socks disappear?
British scientists examined the loss of socks and found amazing things: On average, we lose 15 socks a year. Rounded to a life, that's 1,125 socks! In addition to the answer to the question of where the socks disappear, the scientists have developed a formula (the “Sock Loss Index”), which calculates how many socks they will have to say goodbye in the future.
The calculation
The “Sock Loss Index” can answer this question. Factors such as the personal attitude towards washing according to this formula as well as the amount of textiles that are to be washed. With the “sock loss computer” you can easily calculate this yourself of how many socks you will lose in the future. The formula is:
(L (P X F) + C (T X S)) - (P X A)
- «L“Stands for that Quantity of laundry (Number of household members x Number of washes per week).
- «C“Describes the complexity The laundry (different types of laundry [e.g. white, black] x Number of socks that are washed per week).
- «P»Describes the positive attitudethat you have compared to washing (from "I don't like washing the laundry" to "I prefer to do nothing!").
- «A“Stands for that Attentionthat you give the laundry. These include small controls such as checking pockets or rolling out socks.
Calculate your losing of socks now! Do you disappear more socks than on average?
Where do socks go?
If you have thrown into the washing machine just a number of socks, but fishing out an odd number again, the misconduct can only be the washing machine itself. Maybe revenge for a crowded drum? The socks wander into the abysses of the laundry drum during the wash. Due to the heat and the revolutions, the fabric always dissolves a little more and disappears in the sewage hose.
But not all socks are lost in the washing machine. Some languished behind the heating, clamps between furniture or have slipped under the bed. More can be found in the constantly full laundry basket. Separated from your partner in the turmoil of the clothing, don't always catch the same wash. Others fall powerlessly from the clothesline and are left to their fate.
How can you prevent the sock loss?
Two are stronger than one, the inventors of the sock clips have probably also thought. However, this method is not foolproof because the clips often vanish. In addition: Who has time to connect all socks? Of course, you can supply the socks of a separate wash to keep total control.
If there is a sock orphan, despite all caution, it is important to supply it as quickly as possible to a new partner before an acute case of loneliness occurs.
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