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inthesticks
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Posted: October 12 2014 at 5:26pm |
The myths and madness of the missing sock syndrome--
I think a major issue is one of missing socks. A matched pair of socks go INTO the dryer, but only ONE comes out of the dryer. There are a multitude of theories (some of them conspiracies) as to what happens to socks. And since this problem has been occurring for some 3400 years now, it is time for governments around the world to conduct studies into this chilling disappearance. Missing Sock Syndrome needs to be stopped before terrorists happen upon this event as a way to make themselves, or millions of innocent people to disappear as well. I suggest a global Call To Arms to find and eradicate this nightmare once and for all. http://www.sfgate.com/homeandgarden/article/The-myths-and-madness-of-the-missing-sock-syndrome-2497354.php |
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I have two possible hypothesises (or whatever the plural of hypothesis is)
1,Socks are composed of unstable elements and exhibit a half-life. This explains why only one goes missing. 2,Washing machines and dryers are alive and socks are merely their natural prey. The occasional holes which appear in other garments are failed sock attacks which missed and the target escaped. |
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Complexing problem indeed..., socks seem not to believe in monogamy, one tends to vanish.....infact if I may add to Technophobes ideas, perhaps socks
A) Under the stress of being in washing machine exhibit nervous induced canabalistic tendencies... Eat one and other B) Maybe they perform autophagy, I.e. are able to eat themselves C) Or are socks actually one of the 160 species of chameleon and therefore have the ability to change colours. D) Or perhaps socks have hidden legs, or wings or both and strong migratory instincts, escaping through the soap compartment. E) Or odour above a certain threshold will causes the socks to react with the soap powder and turns them into nanoparticles. ( any study on whether socks vanish more readily with bio vs non bio.) E) Or perhaps pairs of socks don't actually exist, and are mainly an illusion fed to us by big brother. Much hypothesises to explore, and thanks for bringing complex problem to light. |
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Of course they could metamorphose. Many small screws seem to appear in the vicinity of laundry equipment. Perhaps this is the imago or chrysalis and socks are the larval stage.
Willobybrat believes they are a species of eel. They live in symbiosis with humans until water and agitation transform them into the breeding form (eels). These then escape the confines of the machienery and swim through the sewer systems, streams and seas to the Pacific ocean. There they breed more socks in the huge mass of rubbish which is floating there. [Socks have actually been observed in this mostly plastic reef!] Incidentally they are plankton feeders there using the elasticated open end as a mouth and filtering the water through the rest of the sock. The males have holes corresponding with the big toe. Female socks have two holes close to the little toe, purpose unknown. |
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Willobybrat is very clever to have thought up that hypothesis, I think he should test it by placing homing devices in sock fibre to find out. Pacific ocean has some of the deepest sea vents and ocean trenches in the world, so perhaps socks become those giant tube worms.
Some mysteries of course are best left. Man may not be able to cope well with knowledge that socks are eels or giant tube worms, very upsetting for some.....also eel/worm activists may start protesting at putting socks/ eels in washing machine especially thr boil washes and spinning might not go down too well with them. |
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..."before terrorists happen upon this event as a way to make themselves... disappear..."
Oh then in that case the dryer monster can have all of my socks for one but two, all I have are pure white socks so they never appear missing to me and three, they're never missing anyway. Just a little pseudo magical cling to the inside of my jeans or a towel I neglected to fold. |
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Oneflu you are a true master of the socks, the sock whisperer. In fact legend tells of a legendary warrior whose sock skills are the stuff of legend. I will tred carefully so as not to go blind from over-exposure to pure awesomeness! (kung fu panda).
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Yaaa! I'm good at something!
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Sshh...careful or PETA will appear! |
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OMG, I just clicked on a link that said "we can't find the page you are looking for, but we found your missing sock" lol, it reminded me of this, lol.
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The tooth fairy has a sister called the sock fairy, that is why when a sock goes missing you usually find change.
http://www.pinterest.com/heatherhew/missing-socks/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Warning! The following website contains rude images! Guess where the extra sock went: The
missing sock phenomenon has puzzled many of us for years. There we are
trying to match our socks only to find that several pairs have a missing
sock. We search the room we’re in. We search the laundry room. We look
under the bed. We look everywhere, but alas the %@*#! socks are gone.
One company, Throx, has come up with a solution that is sure to knock your socks off or at least keep them paired. So,
forget about that wonderful motherly advice of throwing your socks into
a mesh bag in the washer and dryer to keep your pairs of socks
together. Instead take a look at Throx’s current designs: Peppermint,
Squiggly Zebras, Pirates of the Caribbean are available now. More
designs are coming soon. The
missing sock phenomenon has puzzled many of us for years. There we are
trying to match our socks only to find that several pairs have a missing
sock. We search the room we’re in. We search the laundry room. We look
under the bed. We look everywhere, but alas the %@*#! socks are gone.
One company, Throx, has come up with a solution that is sure to knock your socks off or at least keep them paired. So,
forget about that wonderful motherly advice of throwing your socks into
a mesh bag in the washer and dryer to keep your pairs of socks
together. Instead take a look at Throx’s current designs: Peppermint,
Squiggly Zebras, Pirates of the Caribbean are available now. More
designs are coming soon. |
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Great thread, a chance to explore one of the most perplexing life mystery's
Inthesticks, i want to apologize for attacking your thoughts and opinions in a previous thread, sometimes i can be too human and get to emotional about politics. I should know better than to take opinions and comments personally. My rebuttal was out of line and i need to be more respectful of opposing viewpoints......Cheers, Danny |
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No way Dude! You're marginalizing me!
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I lose everything once it hits the dryer. Socks, underwear, and now it's been making a run on my favorite tshirts. When the door closes to a dryer, it could be a portal of some sort.
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Get this. When I was still in Denver, my girlfriend all told had collected about a grand over a few years from the dryer. And always claimed it!
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She's smart then... that's my philosophy also... I find it, it's mine... If I don't want it, it goes in the trash... simple way to fix this... clean out your pockets!
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