[AudioDwebe]

And where in the hell does it all come frome?!@!?

I mean each and every time I wash and dry my clothes, especially the whites, I get the filter full of the white fluffy stuff. As often as I've washed them, and as much of the fluff that I've gotten, I'd think that the clothes would have disintegrated into nothing.

So I don't get it. What exactly is all that crap, and, more imortantly, where does it come from?

I realize this forum probably won't be much help, as I'd guess 95 percent of us are of the male variety and our ideas of clean clothes require only the sniff test and turning of clothing inside out.

But...thought I'd give it a try.

'Dwebe

 

[Jon G.]

Dust accumulates on your clothes while you're outside and anytime you move. Dust gets in your home and coats everything you own, including your clothes. Dust could be pollution, dirt or even dead skin. You can't avoid it.

 

[NiceCans]

Lint is an accumulation of broken fibers from the clothing caused by the wear-and-tear of normal use as well as due to the abraision caused by washing them.

The more you wear them the more they wear

edit - and for the record, belly-button lint comes from the clothing you wear, not from your skin wearing

 

[Lazarus Short]

The accumulation of dust and dust bunnies, close relatives of lint, can be lessened by use of a stand-alone HEPA filter. They're a bit expensive, but it beats dusting. I go so far as to vacuum the lint off the dryer filter.

 

[Al4x]

what the heck is a dust bunny?

lint, its a funny word makes me laugh

 

[Signal2Noise]

Dryer lint is a great art medium....

 

[moogoob]

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiceCans /img/forum/go_quote.gif edit - and for the record, belly-button lint comes from the clothing you wear, not from your skin wearing

Indeed. In other news, I just had to check that theory and... my belly-button lint was dark blue, and today I wore a black-and-blue shirt. Science 1, superstition 0.

 

[Al4x]

haha i get it in between my toes, usually a blue/black mix, was worried

thank you head fi, i thought i was a freak

 

[milkweg]

If you get lint accumulation in your ears then I would be worried.

 

[NiceCans]

Quote:

Originally Posted by milkweg /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you get lint accumulation in your ears then I would be worried.

avoid fuzzy hats

 

[virometal]

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiceCans /img/forum/go_quote.gif The more you wear them the more they wear edit - and for the record, belly-button lint comes from the clothing you wear, not from your skin wearing

Greatness.

 

[Signal2Noise]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Al4x /img/forum/go_quote.gif haha i get it in between my toes, usually a blue/black mix, was worried ...

Otherwise referred to as "toe jam". Great on pumpernickel.

 

[t3haxle]

I hate lint, it kills black sweatshirts >_<

I don't really get it between my toes anymore, it just sort of faded over time. Maybe it's because I wear thin socks.

 

[majid]

The mystery of belly-button lint was recently solved: Revealed: The secrets of belly button fluff - Telegraph

 

[Lazarus Short]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Al4x /img/forum/go_quote.gif what the heck is a dust bunny?

In houses without wall-to-wall carpeting, dust collects under furniture, especially beds, in large fuzzy masses, called dust bunnies.