Why Do Socks Disappear in the Washing Machine?

Why Do Socks Disappear in the Washing Machine? You put two socks into the washing machine. Two. A perfectly good pair. Forty-five minutes later, you get one back. Where did the other one go? Did the washing machine eat it? Is the dryer involved? Or is there an underground civilisation of missing socks quietly plotting its next move? In this episode of Wait… Why Do We Do That?, Steve investigates one of life's greatest domestic mysteries: the disappearing sock. From the hidden dangers of washi...