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If you’ve ever done laundry, and I sincerely hope you have, you’ve almost certainly experienced the phenomenon of disappearing socks. If you’re like me, you’ve wondered whether the socks were really getting lost in the wash or if it was just your imagination. Well, in a few months our confusion will be abated, because the Mythbusters are on the case!

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Yes, in a future episode of Mythbusters, the team will be testing the socks-in-the-washing-machine myth, and, moreover, they need our help! They’ve put out the call for fans to send in pairs (yes, they must be pairs) of socks to the show for use in testing the myth. You can even send in a story about the socks if you want, and it might get read on the show! You won’t be getting the socks back after the show’s taped, so don’t send anything you’d hate to lose.

They need the socks by February 18, so don’t delay too long. Details and a video plea from Kari, Tory, and Grant can be found on the show’s website.