I Put Aluminum Foil in My Dryer With Wet Towels for the First Time — Here’s What Happened

my laundry. Towels were not always as soft as I wanted, and static sometimes made clothes stick together.

Curious, I made a foil ball by tightly rolling aluminum foil into a smooth, compact shape about the size of a tennis ball.

I tested it with a load of wet towels. During drying, I noticed a soft bouncing sound, but nothing unusual or disturbing.

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