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by Nition 3351 days ago
One day we'll invent a technology device to answer the age old question: "Still wet or just cold?"
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Perfect, of course this exists. It even has a FUN button for when waiting for the clothes to dry gets too boring.
What really struck me as remarkable was this bit: "Digital display with back light gives exact and clearly reading although you stay at the somber conditions"

I wish my TV could do that...

4.47$ shipping, and it's not even next day? Pass! /s
Yeah I'll wait for the ETEKCITY version for $16 with prime shipping.
I press it to my face to answer that question. Somehow my face is much more reliable at telling the difference between cold and wet than my hands.
I just mentioned the "wet or cold" problem to someone else and they said "just use your face"! So it's not just you. Something to try this winter...
Lips or tongue are even more sensitive for this IME. I test vitrification of pottery by putting my tongue on it. I use my lips to test washing for cold vs. damp, but we sparsely use an eco friendly washing liquid, YMMV.
Doesn't work so well if you have a beard.
Doesn't using your tongue, which is usually wet, increase the chance of a false positive?