Have you ever lost a sock? Just one sock, consistently?
This happens to me all the time. When ever I do my laundry, I make sure I put "pairs" of socks in to the washer. While transferring them to the dryer, I again make sure my washer did not eat any of my socks. After drying, kablooie, one sock is missing. Just one freaking sock. I have no idea how this happens but it happens all the time.
This made me consider a possibility. Say, this is a common phenomenon where everyone looses a sock after laundry. Then, the person using the dryer next to mine also looses a sock and hence flicks one from mine to compensate for his lost one. This is not an impossible proposition as I always leave my clothes in the dryer and come back after it is done while others stay there.
But the laundromat scene is a recent one as I used to have a washer and dryer within the house where I used to live earlier. I lost socks even there. Did my landlord steal them? That is unlikely since he was an elderly man and used to dress formally. Hence his socks were those black ones that go with the dress shoes. Mine on the other hand were white sports-type quarters. He wouldn't take that chance for just one sock.
Any other theories on the sock mystery?Labels: disappear, drier, laundromat, laundry, loose, lost, missing, mystery, one sock, socks, washer |
Thought I let you know:
You are not alone. Many, many, many people have this same question. Maybe Casper (the Friendly Ghost) or one of his friends is at fault.
http://learningforlifetime.blogspot.com/2007/05/great-sock-mystery.html
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-plaschke29apr29,1,630065.column?coll=la-headlines-sports
http://avoca.vicnet.net.au/~ozideas/davincisocks.htm
http://www.txtwriter.com/onscience/Articles/awolsocks.html