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What causes clothes to crease, and why does ironing remove them?
Readers of New Scientist’s Last Word series discussed the science behind clothing creasing and how ironing works to smooth out wrinkles. The explanation covered physical properties and energy transfer.
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This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our readers had to say
2026-09-23 17:00 UTC