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My wife put it through the wash without checking pockects (and no, I didn't leave it in a wash pile myself unchecked). Thank god my phone wasn't in there.
What are some things that you put through the wash that did (or did not) survive. Please leave appropriate warning if it was something like a kitten or child that died. I'm just thinking valuable or precious non-living things.
trof
(54,256 posts)She cleared the sheets off the bed for the wash.
Didn't notice that the remote was on/in them.
Washed it.
I got home from a trip and saw we had a new/different remote.
"What's with the new remote?"
"I inadvertently put the other one through the washer and dryer. I bought a new one at Radio Shack."
I retrieved the original one.
Worked just fine.
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)I'd have to say they didn't survive.
avebury
(10,952 posts)And it didn't go well for my clothes in that load.
NJCher
(35,671 posts)First, dandelions are the most amazing weed/flower. they are determined to turn into puffs of floating gray seeds, no matter what.
Often, when walking around my garden, I may find dandelion seed heads. I will pick them and put them in my pocket and later throw them in my trash.
One time I forgot to take them out of my pocket before I washed my garden clothes. As I subsequently took the clothing out of the washer, this very strange looking clump of something that looked a little like an octopus fell out on the floor.
It was all wet and straggly looking. What was this thing? I stared at it in repulsion. I actually considered this: Was it a creature from outer space? How did it get in my washer? I screamed!
Then it dawned on me that this was a small mass of dandelion seed heads that had gotten woven together in my pocked as it tumbled through the washer. The "legs" of the octopus or space creature were the soggy, wet stems of the dandelion. I laughed in relief.
I put the dandelion seed heads on a counter next to the washer to throw away. the next thing I know--and this wasn't very long after I placed them on the counter--they had turned into full-fledged seed heads!
Cher
Tab
(11,093 posts)Or maybe you've invented a generic variation of dandelion that can clean itself. That outta be worth some bux to someone.
DawgHouse
(4,019 posts)Crayons, chapstick, tums, change and keys. Those remote car keys are expensive to replace.
surrealAmerican
(11,360 posts)... we had a "magic" usb drive. It survived the wash multiple times, all without losing their data.