gordon@bolton.UUCP (Gordon Partridge) (03/22/84)
There was recent discussion on the net about slips riding up. I have a
theory that this is not static cling, but rather a purely mechanical problem.
Imagine you are rubbing your hand along a chain-link fence in a diagonal
direction, say from north-west toward south-east. Your hand will slide
along, granted with a bumpity-bump, but it will slide. Now move in the
opposite direction. Your hand will tend to catch.
Now imagine a weave similar to a chain-link fence, shrunken in scale to the
weave of stockings or the fabric in a slip. In a microscopic sense, the
loops of fibers might look like this:
/ /
/ /
/ /
/ /
stockings slip
The motion of the stocking against the slip could create a ratchet-like
action and push the slip up. If the stockings were worn
inside-out, the loops of fibers would look like this:
\ /
\ /
\ /
\ /
stockings slip
(inside-
out)
Now the ratchet-like action would not exist, and the stockings and slip
would slide past each other. There might still be static cling, but the
mechanical interaction would be stopped.
If *both* the slip and stockings were turned inside-out, I suspect the
result would be to push the slip down as the wearer walked.
This is just a theory. I have no personal experience with these garments.
But if any of you want to try the idea out, I'd be interested in having the
results reported on the net.
Gordon Partridge, GenRad, Inc., Mail Stop 98, Route 117, Bolton, MA 01740mcgill@ut-ngp.UUCP (03/23/84)
A friend recently told me how to get rid of static cling; put some hand lotion on your hands, rub most of it in, then rub your hands over your legs and slip Sounds crazy but I've tried it and it really works!! Stacie McGill