I've got a pair of socks

[barleysugar]

of which one of them is all soft and nice, not far off how a brand new sock feels. Yet the other is all bobbly and rough. I don’t get it.

[jordan_229]

Former wank sock?

[Funkhouser]

You’ve really put your foot in it now.

[barleysugar]

Here he is, on the right. Just been washed. Both been washed the same amount of times. Still feeling luxurious and soft for no reason.