144: Electron Avenue

This week, an actual physicist called in to share some very vital laundry information. Specifically, that we should be sorting our laundry by fabric type, not color. Unsurprisingly, she absolutely correct - even Tide says that this is the best way.

Because like, a lot of us think about static cling as a cosmetic sort of this - it’s annoying, it makes our hair feel weird, it gives us a little shock.

But really, that electricity can pull apart and even break the stretchy bonds of elastic materials.

Which means tumbling my running tights next to my denims probably isn’t doing either of them any good. This is also, if you dry your mesh or lacy-type garments with everything else, you’ll see the little elastic bits popping loose. So really, separating this way is the way to save yourself money on unmentionables and other pricey pieces.

Will this actually change my behavior? Honestly, hard to say. It’s impossible to overestimate my laziness.

Listen to this week’s episode to hear more.

Additionally, my mom called in to let us know about a special lampshade cleaner that I assumed would be 100% out of production, but then it looks like they actually sell it at…WalMart? Which is not a place I shop ever. But look at this cool packaging!

It appears to basically be a squishy bag with gummy stuff inside that you rub on the lampshade. I’m going to look and see if I can find this anywhere that doesn’t rely heavily on government subsidies to enrich an already-wealthy family and will get back to y’all.

Related (kind of), here’s a “recipe” I guess for the cleaning goo I described. It’s just like, glue and some other stuff but it really does work!

As always, we’d love to hear from you. How do you clean your lampshades? Do you sort your laundry by color or type or not at all (lol)? Send us a voicemail or a voice memo or whatever you want. We love your stories!