Hi Merry,

>>It doesn't make sense to me that wool would produce heat as it dries.  
>>Production of heat would result from a chemical process, while water 
>>evaporating from wool is a physical process. <<

It doesn't make sense to me, either, as I believe heat is generated by some 
kind of chemical process or another source of heat--match, lightning, etc. 

In my internet reading, I did find that the body's heat is preserved by the 
dead air space of woolen socks. Given the right conditions, even wet, wool does 
insulate enough to conserve existing body heat.

One of our City Council members is a physicist. I plan on attending the next 
Council meeting. I'm going to make it a point to corner him, and ask him about 
wet wool generating heat as it dries. :) 
wrnk
d2

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