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SentinelAeon
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During summer i wash light items - t-shirts, boxer shorts and low-cut socks, washing machine is just 1/4 full and it cant balance during spin properly. During winter with bigger items there is no such problem.
So i was wondering, could a temporary solution be to just use some kind of basket inside the washing machine that would artificialy make its drum smaller and therefor all clothes would be closer to center of the drum therefor reduce centripetal force ? Can such thing be bought ? Would it even work the way i imagine ? See attached images for more details.
We ignore washing efficiency for now, let's just talk about forces during spin cycle.
So i was wondering, could a temporary solution be to just use some kind of basket inside the washing machine that would artificialy make its drum smaller and therefor all clothes would be closer to center of the drum therefor reduce centripetal force ? Can such thing be bought ? Would it even work the way i imagine ? See attached images for more details.
We ignore washing efficiency for now, let's just talk about forces during spin cycle.
![washing machine.png washing machine.png](https://www.physicsforums.com/data/attachments/315/315504-5c9c98c68b3c2e3b38752bae70aa4c96.jpg)
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