What is happening when you take clothes out of a drier and they cling together?

Answer 1

It is because of electrostatic attraction.

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2001-04/986334088.Ch.r.html

When two materials are touched together, the atoms on their surfaces meld together. If the surfaces are made of two different kinds of material, then the atoms on one side will attract their electrons more strongly than the atoms on the other side. If you separate the materials, one surface ends up with more negative electrons than positive protons. This gives it a negative imbalance of electric charge. The other surface will have more postive protons left behind, and fewer negative electrons. It will have a positive charge imbalance. Negative attracts positive, so the two surfaces will cling together. Even if you pull the surfaces away from each other, they will keep on attracting. Sometimes you can pull a sock from a fluffy sweater, then drop the sock and it will leap back to the sweater again.

Answer 2

Static electricity is correct. When the static electricity gets too large, it open up the possibility of quantum tunneling effects, and smaller objects get pulled through these tunnels to parallel dimensions.

That's why socks dissappear in the dryer. Use a clothesline and save your wardrobe.

Answer 3

Static. It is a form of electricity creted by two objects rubbing together, which happens in a dryer.

Answer 4

You can cut down on static electricity by using a dryer sheet, like Bounce.

Answer 5

Static electricity.

Answer 6

static electricity

Answer 7

it is called static electricity ,it is not dangerous and will soon disappear.