# Dry with tennis balls. eh?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 7, 2004, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-with-tennis-balls-eh/278512 "2004-12-07T06:56:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-with-tennis-balls-eh/278512/21 "2004-12-08T14:41:32Z")
> [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](#): > > I thought that maybe the wet clumps of feathers benefitted from being occassionally and random banged into by a relatively hard object. As do we all, Cranky, as do we all… ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-with-tennis-balls-eh/278512/22 "2004-12-08T16:27:28Z")
> [@Survivor](#): > > I’m almost afraid to ask after the dogs with enemas comment, but… > > Will tennis balls help with drying sheets in the dryer? I throw in two or three sheets of bedding into the dryer, and come back virtually every time and find a HUGE knotted ball of sheets… > > Not exactly fun to try to take apart, and I end up having to dry them two or three times after unknotting them… > > What the heck can I do? (Other than putting dogs or chickens in with the sheets?) > 🙂 Give them a shake before putting them in the dryer. Should do it (says my Mrs.). ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-with-tennis-balls-eh/278512/23 "2004-12-08T18:57:24Z")
I’m in the middle of a Hunter Education course and they mentioned this product, [Sport Wash](http://www.atsko.com/sportwash.html), as performing the very task your balls were intended to perform, namely maintaining wickability and breathability of fabrics and liners. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-with-tennis-balls-eh/278512.md?page=1)