Why does a plastic bag make a loud sound when you move it and a cotton bag is almost silent?
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The reason plastics bags make noise was already answered: https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1aqumd/eli5why_do_plastic_bags_make_so_much_noise/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
So why don’t cotton bags make noise? Cotton fibers are much less rigid than the plastic, so instead of making sound they absorb it.
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