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Macieq

What does make the fabrics stay wrinkled after drying and why do we need to iron them in order to get them to original shape?

Physics

I'm wondering, why it is so hard, or even impossible to get my shirt straight just by waveing, beating or streching it, unles it's wet. Is it some kind of electrostatic effect, fiber entanglement, or some other fenomenon?

Posted Jun 3, 2017, 6:00 PM UTC

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