Amazing but true laundry stories!

[Sardine]

We already have a thread on that, somewhere ...

Really? Under what heading? Bikes and bread, my favourite things. Please can we have a thread on this? And baking soda of course. Roguedog, I'm with you. That post was hilarious.

[Blueberry]

Here. Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day (and variations). I'll be back to this as soon as it isn't so *&^% hot.

[Sardine]

Here. Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day (and variations). I'll be back to this as soon as it isn't so *&^% hot.

Thank you Blueberry. I know the book. Going to take a look.

[roguedog]

Actually, this is a somewhat timely thread because just the other day while I was washing my hands I was thinking..

"Why or how does using soap make our hands clean?" "Or maybe it's just that we think it makes our hands clean.." which made me kinda chuckle inside.

[lph]

Actually, this is a somewhat timely thread because just the other day while I was washing my hands I was thinking..

"Why or how does using soap make our hands clean?" "Or maybe it's just that we think it makes our hands clean.." which made me kinda chuckle inside.

It dissolves fat and suspends particles long enough for them to get rinsed away by the water, I believe.

[malkin]

It dissolves fat and suspends particles long enough for them to get rinsed away by the water, I believe.

Yep., I believe that too.
I have also heard that friction from rubbing is important to hands clean. Sometimes with kids, I think that using soap just gets them to rub their hands a little better and longer.

Hand soap should always smell nice and feel good too!

[PamNY]

Here's an amazing laundry story from the (UK) Telegraph.

I don't know if it's true.

[OakLeaf]

Huh.

It's hard for me to believe that there would be that much buildup of oils that are only used a couple of drops at a time. But who knows?

Here's the part that got me though: "It is now common to have washes sometimes as low as 15 degrees Celsius." Oil removal aside, is it really possible to get clothes clean with water that cold? In the cooler months when the basement dehumidifier water that I start with isn't any warmer than the ground water (which is probably a couple of degrees cooler than 15, but only a couple), I stand by the washer until the tub is full, fiddling with the cycle controls to make sure that some warm water goes in. I'm sure my washer has several years in it still, but I do crave one of those new ones with a thermostat.