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Isn't it possible that tumbling is the only significant source of breakage?
by hunter2_ 4y ago
Isn't it possible that tumbling is the only significant source of breakage?
- Retric 4y agoIf that was the case old clothes would produces far more lint in a dryer because the dryer would keep damaging them. Instead the reverse happens with new clothes produces vastly more and it tappers off. They do cause damage, but it isn’t the overwhelming source of damage.
- hinkley 4y agoOld clothes have a lot less fiber in them. Whether your math checks out would depend on the % of fibers lost per week rather than just the total number. Washing machines also have lint traps, and the water treatment plant has to deal with a lot of solids from washing machines. I don't have numbers on what percent comes out in that case.
- Retric 4y agoI am doing this comparison based on weight not individual items. It’s really obvious is you’ve ever washed a full load of new clothes vs old clothes.