a woman pulls a wool sweater out of a hot dryer and holds it up with shocked expression. The sweater is now tiny, clearly much smaller than it was before washing. She compares it to her body size, showing how it went from fitting her to being child-sized. Her friend nearby covers her mouth in surprise at the dramatically shrunken garment. Other customers in the laundromat glance over at the unfortunate discovery. clothing becoming smaller in size due to heat exposure