# Dry Clothes - Fast **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 15, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-clothes-fast/637744 "2012-10-15T02:24:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![IceQube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-clothes-fast/637744/1 "2012-10-15T02:24:13Z")
How do I dry clothes fast? My washer is broken and it will wash but will not spin. I have ordered replacement parts to fix the fact that it won’t spin the clothes. I’ve tried handwringing about 200 pounds’ worth of towels, and the towels have been airing since this morning, but they still are soaking. What can I do? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-clothes-fast/637744/2 "2012-10-15T02:25:43Z")
Take them to a laundromat? ---
**Author:** ![sisu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@sisu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sisu)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-clothes-fast/637744/3 "2012-10-15T02:38:15Z")
Run them over with your car… Laundromat unless you happen to have an old mangle press laying around. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-clothes-fast/637744/4 "2012-10-15T02:43:29Z")
I’m wondering why not just wring as best you can and put them in the dryer? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-clothes-fast/637744/5 "2012-10-15T02:54:56Z")
If it wasn’t towels I’d say roll them hard in towels. As it is, if you don’t have a mangle… hello the laundromat? ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-clothes-fast/637744/6 "2012-10-15T03:00:27Z")
ShamWow Duh [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwRISkyV_B8) ---
**Author:** ![tellyworth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@tellyworth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellyworth)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-clothes-fast/637744/7 "2012-10-15T03:04:09Z")
Can you hang them outside? If it’s windy and not raining, they’ll dry. ---
**Author:** ![GameHat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ed655f/32.png) [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-clothes-fast/637744/8 "2012-10-15T09:03:13Z")
A year or two when my dryer broke down (in the winter) I resorted to hanging the clothes inside and aiming a portable fan at them. …didn’t work that well. Go to a laundromat until you can get your washer fixed. ---
**Author:** ![CatherineZeta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-clothes-fast/637744/9 "2012-10-16T02:53:14Z")
I don’t know if this will work too well with towels, but what about using a hair dryer? I’ve done that with lightweight clothes I’ve hand washed.