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ELI5: What is the best/quickest way to dry clothes, according to science?

My mother and I often have the same argument, in which I argue that the best way to dry clothes is to put them somewhere with good, constant airflow, even if that place is cold. My mother asserts that a warm room with very little airflow would work better.

Which one of us is correct, and why?
gpt
Constant airflow (assuming the air is exchanged with air outside the immediate vicinity of the clothes) will dry clothes faster.

Evaporation isn't really about temperature; it's about pressure.  Specifically, the pressure of the liquid water on the clothes against the pressure of water vapor in the air.  By replacing the humid air around the clothes with dryer air, the water on the clothes will evaporate faster.

Temperature will also have a similar effect, but to a much smaller degrees.  Without air movement, the air immediately around the clothes will become saturated with water vapor that will prevent further evaporation until the air is moved away (or the vapor diffuses naturally through the room).  By circulating the air, you're speeding up the natural diffusion process.