We’ve all had this occur multiple times in our lives: we do the laundry, one sock from the pair goes missing. We check the washer and the dryer, it’s nowhere to be found. It happens often enough to be a running cultural, universal joke. But it makes no sense. How does it happen?
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I distinctly remember as a kid, we went to replace the washer/dryer and found SO MANY SOCKS hidden between and behind the units. Socks are small. They can fit into the little gaps around the machine with ease.
Additionally like someone else said, socks don’t always make it into the load but you don’t realize until you’re folding. Maybe they fell behind the basket. Or behind your bed. Or any other little places you don’t look often.
They can also get tangled into your laundry. Inside sleeves or sheets is common.
Also if you have a front load washer? I’ve had socks get stuck in the gasket around the door. Where I didn’t see them until I went to clean it out.
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