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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Eli5 - Why does the dryer shrink wet clothes after they've been washed, but does not shrink dry clothes thrown in for a wrinkle release?
gpt
Heat causes shrinkage. Water has a high latent heat of vaporization (which means it it can "store" a lot of heat before it evaporates) which causes the moisture on your fabrics to retain more heat in the dryer. And with more exposure to heat, the more shrinkage you get.