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Does dryers actually damage clothes?
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What do you suppose you're removing from the lint trap?
I know this question is intended as a joke but it has me thinking. What is lint, actually? If its from our clothing then why is it always the same colour? Like, why can I put in a load of white clothing but the lint is still black? Is the lint burnt? Or is lint a byproduct of laundry soap? Or is it both from our clothing and our laundry soap? I genuinely don’t know. I’ve never thought about it before
It changes color
i see. But why?
It's a similar reason that if you mix a bunch of crayons together they turn brown. They don't always turn brown, they just usually do if you use all the colors.
If you dry a load of pure white towels, 100% cotton, you'll get different lint than if you do all black polyester workout shirts.
Okay this is a satisfying response, thank you. I’ll have to test that out with the white towels. I’ve never noticed that before but it makes perfect sense.