Twin Socks Paradocks / PHILAE

Once Upon a Sock

You know how you lose your socks all the time? That is what we scientists call the Twin Sock Paradocks. The more you wash a pair of socks together, the bigger the chance that one of them suddenly goes missing.

How?
This is because of an effect known as Sock Dilation. The closer a pair is to each other during the washing, the bigger the risk this Sock Dilation effect occurs. The friction between the linked socks gets so unbelievably high that time and space begin to contort and warp, until one of them is flung out of the washing machine.

Where do the lost socks go?

It is believed that the socks end up circling the Sock Horizon. Either until it falls in the Sock Hole, or it is rescued by it’s brethren. Unfortunately a save has never been succesful. Or even recorded.

A Pale Blue Sock

The only Socks that seem immune to this effect are the ones of a light blue shade. It is as of yet still unknown why the Twin Sock Paradocks doesn’t occur with this particular shade of Sock, but until we discover why it is highly recommended that you try to wear as many blue socks as you can, or risk losing more and more socks.

Holy shit, where did all my socks go
- Sockbert Einstein

It is still unknown if repeated losing of socks can open a portal to the Sock Horizon.

Is there something I can do to prevent this? My favourite sock is red!

Yes! You can minimize the risk of the Sock Dilation Effect by only washing one half of a pair at a time.
Now, this doesn’t provide 100% protection, since if 2 socks look enough like eachother, this effect might still occur. But it will minimize the effect drastically.