Ah
But you forget that the load isn't totally symmetric.

As such, you've got to force it round each turn.
This is why dryers have fucking great blocks of cement built into them.

If the load was symmetric then fine, it would spin like a wheel.
However, most dryers spin their loads round like a mong on a tyre swing.
I also suspect that heating the water (and clothes) would take more energy.
Maybe not by much though.
(Shippy likes linebreaks and doesn't care what you think, Fri 1 May 2009, 0:06, Reply)