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Why synthetic fibres do not absorb
Short answer: Polyester and nylon are made of plastic, and plastic does not bind water. The fibre can only move water...
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What viscose does with water inside the fibre
Short answer: Viscose fibre has an open structure and binds water between its cellulose chains. It can take up more t...
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Why cotton holds on to water
Short answer: Cotton fibre is hollow and draws water into itself. It can hold up to a quarter of its weight as moistu...
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What a base layer has to do with moisture
Short answer: A base layer should move sweat away from the skin fast enough that you stay feeling dry, and it should ...
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How moisture travels between two layers
Short answer: Moisture moves from the wet to the dry and from the warm to the cold. Two layers of clothing that touch...
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Why sweat on the back dries slowest
Short answer: The back is covered by clothes in several layers, it rests against the chair or rucksack, and there is ...
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The dew point in a layer of clothing
Short answer: The dew point is the temperature at which vapour turns into water. In clothing it happens where the war...
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Humidity in the room and what it does to clothing
Short answer: Clothes in a wardrobe follow the humidity of the air. If it is too damp, the fabric takes up water and ...
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Why clothing feels clammy without being wet
Short answer: Clammy is moisture that cannot escape. The fabric holds water, the air around it is already damp, and t...
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What happens to moisture under a jacket
Short answer: A tight jacket stops the air from changing. Sweat from the body cannot escape, collects in the layers u...
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Evaporation and what slows it down
Short answer: Water evaporates when the air above the fabric can take up more moisture. If the air is damp, still or ...
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Why a wet fabric feels cold
Short answer: Water conducts heat far better than air. When fabric is wet, the insulating air has been replaced by wa...
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