Laundry Experiment

I finally performed one of the last, great (if obvious) physics experiments, and am expecting to score a publication in a leading academic journal.

I put a lone sock into a dryer and stood watch over the appliance for 40 minutes, chatting casually with the other tenants of the apartment.

When the machine whirred to stop, I opened the door: empty. From a nearby room, the theme to "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" played in the background. In the lint trap, a tiny tumbleweed wafted into the air and onto the floor.

I'm still working out the equations (Rich, send your phone number)...