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zoobyshoe said:
Yup. Missed your humor.
Explaining the Inertia of Laundry: Why is it so Difficult to Get Started?
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The discussion revolves around the peculiar inertia of laundry, particularly dirty clothes, and the humorous theories surrounding it. Participants explore the idea that laundry possesses an unusual resistance to being moved, likening it to concepts in physics such as spacetime and quantum mechanics. Various whimsical hypotheses are proposed, including the notion that dirty laundry warps "motivative spacetime" and that washing creates a "nonlocal quantum slingshot" effect, potentially explaining the mystery of missing socks. The conversation also touches on the phenomenon of static electricity in laundry and its possible role in attracting more dirty clothes. Additionally, there are playful references to famous physicists like Einstein and Schrödinger, as well as the idea that laundry may have its own life cycle, with socks disappearing and hangers proliferating. Overall, the thread combines humor with scientific speculation, creating an entertaining exploration of the challenges of managing laundry.
Yup. Missed your humor.
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virtual particle theory
Did anyone ever notice that one sock from a pair of socks tends to go missing?
Well, studies show that this is a result of the behavior of virtual particle-sock pairs that, when appraoching the horizon line of a black hole, seperate. One escapes (hence the static-hawking radiation, predicted by Imparcticle Theory) and the other disappears into another demension within a calibi-yau manifold that exists at the center of the singularity of a black hole.
how was that?
Did anyone ever notice that one sock from a pair of socks tends to go missing?
Well, studies show that this is a result of the behavior of virtual particle-sock pairs that, when appraoching the horizon line of a black hole, seperate. One escapes (hence the static-hawking radiation, predicted by Imparcticle Theory) and the other disappears into another demension within a calibi-yau manifold that exists at the center of the singularity of a black hole.
how was that?
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Inertia smertia! Every time I fold laundry, there are atleast 4 socks missing. (They never pair up like they should). There is ENERGY in socks and they have a way of wandering off and never reappearing again.
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sandinmyears said:
Yup. See, another believer in the socks energy theory. Perhaps it could be harnessed and supply all of our energy needs.
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Tsu
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Imparticle - That was excellent 
sandinmyears - you'll find your missing socks along some roadway somewhere...
sandinmyears - you'll find your missing socks along some roadway somewhere...