Please help settle an argument. In winter we have to dry our washed clothes on our house radiators. However, there are too many items of laundry in one wash for them all to fit on the radiators, so some have to wait their turn on clothes horses at room temperature. My wife says we should put all the small, quickly-drying items such as socks, underwear and synthetic sports gear on the radiators first because these will dry much faster than jeans, jumpers and heavy linen items. I argue that the order they are placed and removed from the radiator makes no difference to the total drying time of all the items. My wife says the total drying time is faster if you dry the small items first and then the heavy items. Who is right?
Jimmy Hardy, Newcastle, UK