Through the brains behind brains on, this is the moment of them.

Well, the moment of them comes to you from APM Studios.

I'm Bort to Laundrie Goblin.

I'm the friendly little monster that lives at the bottom of your clothes dryer.

Well, it's a great place to be.

Warm, clean, and a never-ending buffet of all the socks and the drier lint I can eat. If you're wondering where your other blue

and yellow striped gym sock went, it was delicious. Not to brag, but I'm a pretty adventurous eater.

Sometimes I'll sample a pair of underpants or the crumpled up tissue that you left in

your pocket. But you know what I really love? When clothing shrinks in the wash, human clothes are often

so big that I can't finish the whole portion. Laundry goblins are small,

and that's why we usually stick to eating socks. But one time, I tasted a wool sweater that shrunk

in the dryer and, oh, I tell you, I ate the whole thing.

I think about that sweater all the time.

How did it shrink?

Why was it so delicious?

Can I make it happen again?

My friend Zoha was asking about this too.

Why do clothes shrink in the wash?

I'm Professor Mark Luch.

I work at the University of Hull in the UK.

So why do clothes shrink in the wash?

Well, we're going to talk specifically about wool,

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