I know that some people wonder why the universe seems to delight in producing unmatched socks when doing the wash, but I, personally, have never had that problem. No, I have a much more difficult question: why does my underwear almost always turn inside-out when I do the laundry?
Over the years, I have consistently noticed that 2/3 to 3/4 of the underwear I pull out of the dryer have to be turned right-side out as I fold them to put them away. For a long time, I just assumed I was putting them in the hamper inside-out. Occasionally, I would make an effort to put them in the hamper right-way out, but when I emptied the dryer the large majority of them were still wrong-side out. I chalked this up to just not paying enough attention when I threw them in the hamper.
I just bought 8 new pairs of underwear and washed them this weekend. I took them straight out of the package, unfolded them, and tossed these right-side out items in the washing machine and then the dryer. When I took them out, ALL FREAKING EIGHT OF THEM WERE INSIDE-OUT!
I admit to not understanding how the universe accomplishes this. How does it manage to turn the right-side ones inside-out but never back the other way? Perhaps it’s just best if some questions in life are not looked at too closely.