Snow Bleachong Does It Work?
@Brodiedo83 (76)
April 26, 2016 1:41pm CST
I was having a conversation with my partner about how great it was to be getting on top of the backlog of washing (mainly his might I add, Mister 4 t-shirts a day 
) from winter. I wondered if there was a better/faster way of getting washing dried in winter than them it being strewn over airers and radiators, so I looked and I found snow bleaching. Apparently you hang it out on cold but dry days, the water freezes, you scrunch the clothes and the ice particles come out and et voila your clothes are dry. Now I see there's a certain amount of logic to this, however I am also quite sceptical due to body heat from hands melting ice particles, etc. So I was wondering if anyone has tried this? If so does it actually work?
) from winter. I wondered if there was a better/faster way of getting washing dried in winter than them it being strewn over airers and radiators, so I looked and I found snow bleaching. Apparently you hang it out on cold but dry days, the water freezes, you scrunch the clothes and the ice particles come out and et voila your clothes are dry. Now I see there's a certain amount of logic to this, however I am also quite sceptical due to body heat from hands melting ice particles, etc. So I was wondering if anyone has tried this? If so does it actually work?2 people like this
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@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
26 Apr 16
Just leave the washing out for some days. No scrunching of ice particles is necessary. After some days, the washing won't be frozen anymore and will be nearly dry. You can take it in and drape it over radiators or backs of sofas for a short time and it'll be completely dry.
@Brodiedo83 (76)
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26 Apr 16
So it actually works? I was really quite sceptical of it. I'll have try it this winter 
@MALUSE (69373)
• Germany
26 Apr 16
@Brodiedo83 Why wet clothes freeze and then dry outside in cold winter weather has to do with physics. A teacher of physics explained it to me, but I've forgotten the details.
@Brodiedo83 (76)
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26 Apr 16
@MALUSE I know but it seems illogical at the same time if that makes sense?
@mommaj (23112)
• United States
27 Apr 16
@Brodiedo83 The only thing I can say is it will be like hanging them out in the summer, it will just take longer because the ice has to melt first in order to dry. I don't think you can get 100% of the ice out of the clothes by wringing them, but I have never done that. LOL
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@Brodiedo83 (76)
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27 Apr 16
@mommaj I know, it seems illogical but logical àt the same time
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@Brodiedo83 (76)
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26 Apr 16
Yeah it seems illogical but logical at the same time
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