towels
we have some lovely kitchen hand towels. they don't absorb dirt so they stay forever clean. which is kinda cool. but they don't absorb water either. which makes them pretty fucking useless as towels. sheehs. who was smoking what when they thought that was a good idea? i keep moving them towards the microwave and away from the sink. they make pretty good hot pads for draining steaming vegetables. the real hot pads tend to absorb water as it pours out. which conducts scalding heat to my phalanges. so i guess they're not completely useless.