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[–]KillerRefreshRate 960 points961 points ago

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How the hell do you get from 3 to 4?

[–]Rainblast 1192 points1193 points ago

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Oh that's easy.

Take your completely unmanagable chaos of a sheet and throw it away.

Then open your new set of sheets.

[–]humenbean 399 points400 points ago

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In my mind, this is magic and the witch should be burned.

[–]thewitch 371 points372 points ago

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:(

[–]OneWordPun 46 points47 points ago

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threadcunt

[–]thewitch 98 points99 points ago

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Watch your tongue, I'll turn you into a toad.

[–]MrReevers 28 points29 points ago

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Does she weigh more than a duck?

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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If she weighs more than a duck she's not a witch

[–]Granite-M 11 points12 points ago

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She weighs exactly as much as a duck!

[–]Turtlewithashotgun 2 points3 points ago

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She turned me into a newt!

[–]IReactWithAnimalPics 85 points86 points ago

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[–]TokiBumblebee 71 points72 points ago

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LOOK AT ITS LITTLE HAT :D

[–]TruthSifter 15 points16 points ago

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Don't encourage them.

[–]Owncksd 1 point2 points ago

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Seriously. Don't.

This along with Unrelated_Gif are the two most useless novelty accounts I've seen.

[–]IReactWithAnimalPics 27 points28 points ago

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[–]Alphabasic 44 points45 points ago

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[–]octal9 245 points246 points ago

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[–]Wadsworth 4275 points4276 points ago

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For EVERY youtube video, I always open the video and then immediately punch the slider bar to about 30 percent.

For example, in this video, it should have just started at :40. Everything before :40 was a waste. This holds true for nearly every video in the universe.

[–]Redebo 2520 points2521 points ago

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Perhaps this should be known as the Wadsworth Constant.

[–]NotSoFatThrowAway 828 points829 points ago

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There are 55 characters including spaces in this sentence.

According to the Wadsworth Constant we should remove the first 16.5 characters, let's give it a go.

ld be known as the Wadsworth Constant.

It is also known in the Wadsworth Constant that we should round to the nearest logical point. We are left with:

Be known as the Wadsworth Constant.

Seems like everything checks out.

[–]NotOkWithThis 775 points776 points ago

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I'm actually okay with this.

[–]rems 86 points87 points ago

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[–]counterfeit_coin 39 points40 points ago

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ally okay with this.

I think I understand what you were saying, your username was a big hint.

[–]Ansjh 60 points61 points ago

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Actually okay with this.

Or...

Okay with this.

[–]adrianmonk 26 points27 points ago

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Now try it with software. Have any source code handy?

[–]Antrikshy 28 points29 points ago

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Press 3 on your keyboard when watching a YouTube video.

[–]NotSoFatThrowAway 62 points63 points ago

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Considering I write software, yes, but I can assure you, the Wadsworth Constant does not apply to all source code.

[–]Cold_Snake 138 points139 points ago

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I can assure you, the Wadsworth Constant does not apply to all source code.

This is uncanny...

[–]Tspoon 75 points76 points ago

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uncanny

My god...

[–]Ienpw_III 56 points57 points ago

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God...

[–]regretfulsenior 18 points19 points ago

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But it does apply to Source Code.

[–]FAHQRudy 5 points6 points ago

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However, one might add a Wadsworth Constant option to, say, YouTube Options For Google Chrome or similar piece of software.

[–]NotSoFatThrowAway 10 points11 points ago

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I'll mock up a Wadsworth Constant extension later tonight for you buddy.

[–]mons_cretans 7 points8 points ago

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This holds true for nearly every video in the universe.

[–]WadsworthConstant 27 points28 points ago

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For nearly every video in the universe.

16 Characters Removed

[–]Cold_Snake 7 points8 points ago

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The only application I think this cannot work with is images.

[–]MDevonL 30 points31 points ago

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I think this cannot work with is images.

FTFY

Dear God...

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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Maybe not with the image itself, but surely with its content.

[–]fancy-chips 8 points9 points ago

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maybe if you removed randomly pixels you would probably still be able to make out what the picture is.

[–]Teotwawki69 11 points12 points ago

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you would probably still be able to make out what the picture is.

Wow.

[–]karmapuhlease 54 points55 points ago

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We're so lucky that it wasn't discovered by I_RAPE_PEOPLE, or anyone else with a peculiar username, in case this becomes popular and transcends Reddit.

[–]sinndogg 2 points3 points ago

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The I_RAPE_CATS Constant?

[–]ThunderingNuisance 69 points70 points ago

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I just wrote a script to automatically go to the Wadsworth Constant. http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/114475

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[–]khayber 15 points16 points ago

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shouldn't that be pertenthages?

[–]ingolemo 11 points12 points ago

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perdeceages, surely?

[–]khayber 15 points16 points ago

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I think you may be right. And stop calling me Shirley.

[–]grim_fandango[S] 2 points3 points ago

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tougher punchline when written out.

[–][deleted] 14 points15 points ago

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As much as what Wadsworth says is true, it would have been forgotten if not for you naming it. I hope you get the credit you deserve.

[–]MeshesAreConfusing 2 points3 points ago

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How does it feel to have created a meme?

[–]skobombers 6 points7 points ago

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its not a meme, but a scientific constant

[–][deleted] 7 points8 points ago

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I project it will go the way of the Duncan Principle.

[–]nazihatinchimp 6 points7 points ago

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Fuck I have been doing this for years and I never posted. Then again, nazihatinchimp constant sounds dumb.

[–]andrewinmelbourne 121 points122 points ago

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Comment of the Year right here.

[–]Tenstone 49 points50 points ago*

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You called it! 3 months later and the votes are being taken.

[–]supermatt314 49 points50 points ago

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[–]ContraPositive 19 points20 points ago

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I nominate andrewinmelbourne's comment for comment of the year 2012. Recency bias be damned!

[–]Froogler 3 points4 points ago

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Feel for Redebo. It should have been the Wadsworth-Redebo constant

[–]Wolfszeit 24 points25 points ago

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So, hey! ..Friend... What are the upcoming lottery numbers?

[–]DaveMagee83 3 points4 points ago

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2012 Comment of the year right there...2013 comment of the year right here? fingers crossed...

[–]bigbootybitches 51 points52 points ago

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now this is possible through youtube itself, just add "&wadsworth=1" to any youtube url!

[–]user24 14 points15 points ago

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..... it really does work...

[–]urmombaconsmynarwhal 2 points3 points ago

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oh god. it works

[–]TheNr24 43 points44 points ago

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It even works for porn.

[–]ianmboyd 63 points64 points ago

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It especially works for Porn.

[–]jamiiiiie 9 points10 points ago

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thank you internet god

[–]Decency 28 points29 points ago

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Just press 3.

[–]WadsworthConstant 48 points49 points ago

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[–]Kurtank 10 points11 points ago

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Checks out perfectly. This account is going places.

[–]KrishnaS124 17 points18 points ago

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its funny because that account went no where

[–]Kurtank 12 points13 points ago

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Nice necropost.

[–]KrishnaS124 4 points5 points ago

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why thank you

[–][deleted] 22 points23 points ago

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Pressing 3 on YouTube while watching a video will automatically skip you to 30% in.

[–]densets 9 points10 points ago

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you saved my marriage . thanks you wadsworth constant.

[–][deleted] 17 points18 points ago

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Wadsworth's 1st Law of Internet Videos

[–]uareabk 37 points38 points ago

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Congrats, you have won the internet. Check out the front page. Your name is forever engraved in the Wadsworth Constant.

[–]Khiraji 60 points61 points ago

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Wait, this happened 15 hours ago?

This.... this means I've discovered one of those bizzare Reddit inside jokes in its infancy!

WOOOOPWOOPWOOPWOOPWOOPWOOP!

[–]Ratlettuce 7 points8 points ago

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To apply the Wadsworth Constant to any Youtube video, put &wadsworth=1 at the end of the URL

[–]Vanndame21 2 points3 points ago

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Oh shit, this actually works!!!

[–]emjaysea 4 points5 points ago

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http://www.vimeo.com/29605182 I tested this on this one minute video. As I watched it, I counted slowly to thirty, at which point the guy in the video said, first you need to do X.

The Wadsworth Constant holds true, thus far!

[–]nazihatinchimp 3 points4 points ago

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That would be 50%.......

[–]emjaysea 4 points5 points ago

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Math is not my strong suit!

[–]nazihatinchimp 3 points4 points ago

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A+ for scientific pursuit

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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I've been applying this rule to internet porn since I discovered Usenet.

Now, the technique has a name.

[–]Martialis1 3 points4 points ago

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A historic post. You just wrote reddit history. #t=W.

[–]k3n 2 points3 points ago*

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$s = 'For EVERY youtube video, I always open the video and then immediately punch the slider bar to about 30 percent. For example, in this video, it should have just started at :40. Everything before :40 was a waste. This holds true for nearly every video in the universe.';
echo substr($s, strlen($s) / 3);
> "ar to about 30 percent. For example, in this video, it should have just started at :40. Everything before :40 was a waste. This holds true for nearly every video in the universe."

Seems to work decently well for comments, too.

EDIT: WadsworthBot beat me to this joke.

[–]brainville 10 points11 points ago

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Fixed!

Add #t=0m40s to URL

[–]shannonmiller 113 points114 points ago

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"One of the biggest challenges you'll face in your life is how to fold a fitted sheet." I'd like to think I tackle more challenging problems than that in my day, not just my life.

[–]spankr 52 points53 points ago

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I laughed audibly when she said that... and the fact that fitted sheets are easier to find in my linnen closet because they are all crumpled up and don't look like the others...

[–]Crane_Collapse 14 points15 points ago

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And who has so many fitted sheets that folding them routinely is even a problem?

[–]top_counter 7 points8 points ago

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Yes. In fact I have only 2, one of which is the "emergency" sheet that remains folded forever. The other is washed and reapplied to bed in the same day. Fuck this folding shit.

[–]spankr 6 points7 points ago

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Honestly - I've got maybe three or four?

[–]tosss 51 points52 points ago

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well aren't we fancy!

[–]spankr 16 points17 points ago*

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Yeah - I thought about the "ooooh la la" factor of that before I posted it, but I am married with two kids! ;0)

And really, isn't life too short and precious to be worrying about wrinkled or balled-up fitted sheets? (He said in his third hour of browsing reddit...)

[–]zaoldyeck 20 points21 points ago

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"Why won't daddy play with us mommy?" "He's too busy discussing sheets on the internet."

Keep soldiering on sir, keep soldiering on!

[–]spankr 5 points6 points ago

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Pushing six hours now... I think I can do it!

[–]Ottawa_R 9 points10 points ago

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Seriously. I gave up caring long ago about fitted sheets. Who cares if it is messy and not folded perfectly in the closet? The way I look at it, once I stretch it out and onto the mattress it looks just fine.

But I guess this is good info to have - now if I could only find a way to ensure that the tupperware I put in the dishwasher doesn't have beads of water on it after the wash cycle is finished, life would be perfect!

[–][deleted] 15 points16 points ago

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Burying your head in the sand won't make that fitted sheet fold itself.

[–]follier 6 points7 points ago

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It's not an important challenge, but it is damn challenging if you're dead-set on actually doing it (for some reason).

[–]a_scanner_darkly 2 points3 points ago

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Yeah, washing the blood out of my clown suit is far more challenging.

[–]lemonpjb 3 points4 points ago

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No, no you do not. I have strangled lions with my bare hands in the dry heat of the African savanna, and that pales in comparison to trying to fold a fitted sheet.

[–]weirdlooking 11 points12 points ago

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Thank you sir. Even though you count to 10 in a much different way then the rest of us. Your efforts are well appreciated.

[–]nyris 10 points11 points ago

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f... you just spent half an hour watching people folding every kind of shit...

[–]nycfoodie 89 points90 points ago

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yeah, it's pretty much impossible. i've watched at least 10 videos with different methods, and there's always some sort of magical step that is impossible to recreate. also, the sheets are always ironed, which makes it significantly easier to maneuver.

this is what i have come up with.

[–]decanter 30 points31 points ago

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Props. I seriously thought that picture was going to be two steps of rolling the thing into a ball and stuffing it into the closet.

[–]L0nd0nCa77in9 6 points7 points ago

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A much more straightforward method. Thank-you.

[–]asianfemale 62 points63 points ago

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I suspect that pictures 4 and 7 are fake because there is no human accompanying them. This obviously means that there is no human out there that is able to produce results that look like 4 and 7.

[–]Xility 10 points11 points ago

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If not fake, then it is just someone unfolding a sheet and mixing up the pictures.

[–]reddit_feminist 24 points25 points ago

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these instructions are awful. Here's how I learned.

[–]SanchoMandoval 45 points46 points ago

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Attempts to explain a complicated thing always seem to come off like this...

[–]Buckbeak69 312 points313 points ago

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[–]Saint947 62 points63 points ago

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Absolutely beautiful. No caption, no nothing. I almost don't want to even post this congratulating you because it would ruin the subtlety..

[–]iama842 84 points85 points ago

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and yet, you did.

[–]Ajajane 33 points34 points ago

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They did say "almost".

[–]Warzonekilla 9 points10 points ago

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I am at work on a Saturday, hungover... and this made me laugh out loud.

Thank you, dear friend. Know that somewhere in the United States, you have made a man's day a little brighter.

[–]omgzface 39 points40 points ago

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I love how the thread is meant to solve frustration when folding sheets, but a whole new level of frustration is created when trying to follow the unclear instructions.

[–]weatherfieldandus 44 points45 points ago*

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I just started working at a bed and breakfast and was finally taught in person how to do this properly. A large table surface is helpful.

  1. Put each hand into two of the corners that are closer together (the width, not length of bedsheet).
  2. With hands still inside, insert both corners into the opposite corners of the sheet, so you are folding the sheet in half (hamburger style, not hotdog style.
  3. Now that all corners are accounted for, put your hands together and fold one side over the other. After some beating and shaking, you CAN have something that looks close to picture #4 above, it wont be perfect, but it doesn't matter.
  4. Take the less-perfect side and fold it down a third, then fold the other third over that. This will make it look pretty close to a good rectangle.
  5. From there, fold into fourths or thirds, and the sheet should be pretty perfect.

All that said, it's much easier if someone shows you in person.

Edit: Also, beating and shaking are pretty essential for every step. The thing just needs to be fiddled with.

[–]lineweaver 45 points46 points ago

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Sounds like my first time.

[–]follier 22 points23 points ago

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hamburger style, not hotdog style

[–]nervez 12 points13 points ago

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Beating and shaking are always essential. Fiddling helps, too.

[–]cactusJoe 13 points14 points ago

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Home of the first one to copy this from Martha Stewart, everyone else copied her - except that they did not bother with all that handy text.

How to:

  1. With the sheet inside out, place one hand in each of two adjacent corners.

  2. Bring your right hand to your left, and fold the corner in your right hand over the one in your left, so the corner on top is right side out. Next, reach down and pick up the corner that is adjacent to the one that was in your right hand (it will be hanging in front), and fold it over the other two; this third corner will be inside out.

  3. Bring the last corner up, and fold it over the others so it is right side out.

  4. Lay the sheet flat, and straighten it into the shape shown above.

  5. Fold the two edges in, folding the edge with elastic in first, so all elastic is hidden.

  6. Fold the strip into a smaller rectangle.

  7. Continue folding until rectangle is the size you want.

note: directions made for a right-handed person; if you are a "leftie" then use the hand opposite the one suggested above

[–]K0TO 4 points5 points ago

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via sorcery

[–]slimSUMO 8 points9 points ago

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Came here to say this.

This solves nothing.

[–]Lynchpig 299 points300 points ago

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I just take it off the line, roll it into a ball and throw it in the cupboard. Not like a girl is ever going to see my bed anyway, so let the bastard be creased.

[–]Wombok 117 points118 points ago

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I believe this is the correct way of dealing with sheets.

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[–]Spazit 11 points12 points ago

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I bet I could deal with 100 sheets this way. Just don't ask me to put on the doona cover.

[–]NixonsGhost 46 points47 points ago

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It's a fucking duvet, you damn dirty Australian.

[–]aldld 7 points8 points ago

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Trust me, as an old sheet folding rat... fuck it.

[–]Mule2go 42 points43 points ago

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Agreed. I am a girl and I have better things to do with my time. Besides, if you do have company, and they're looking at the sheets, something's wrong.

[–]gospelwut 10 points11 points ago

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Pegging?

[–]parafrog 15 points16 points ago

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I take mine and shove them into a corresponding pillow case and toss it on the top shelf in the closet until I change my sheets again. Worrying about creased sheets is pointless to me.

[–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago

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I leave one in the dryer while the other one is on my bed.

[–]raphamuffin 1 point2 points ago

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Do you not have other stuff to put in the dryer?!

[–]shawabawa 109 points110 points ago

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video.

I don't see how you're supposed to work it out from those pictures...

[–]dadjanda 30 points31 points ago

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How does a video like this happen? "Hey darling, I am going to teach the world how to fold a fitted sheet, will you come upstairs and hold the camera for me?" "why yes sweetie, that sounds like a great idea, let's do it now"...wouldn't happen in my house!!

[–]ismokeblunts 33 points34 points ago

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Probably because you don't fold the fitted sheets.

A wonderful marriage, held together by a folded fitted sheet.

[–]thearrival 11 points12 points ago

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My mind wondered to a different place. "Hey darling, I am tired of telling you how to do your job. Go get the camera and record my instructions. And if you screw it up again, I am going to show you how to fold a person into a medal drum."

[–]gospelwut 3 points4 points ago

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You call this a press shirted? I'LL SHOW YOU A PRESSED SHIRT!

No! No! Not in front of the kids.

[–]shampoocell 6 points7 points ago

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Accrost.

[–]down_vote_magnet 5 points6 points ago

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There is no way I would've known what to do without seeing the video. Steps 2/3/4 in the picture don't clearly show what's happening at all.

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[–]COFFEE_IS_4_CLOSERS 63 points64 points ago

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CRIKEY!

[–]I_speak_Australian 22 points23 points ago

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Well said, mate.

[–]zoidb0rg 4 points5 points ago

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Why do you need 5 sets of sheets per bedroom? 2 is plenty.

[–]insideusall 2 points3 points ago

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You have 5 sets for each bed? No wonder you need to fold to save on storage space.

[–]RobotHeather 54 points55 points ago

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My frustration ended when I discovered that as an adult I could just wad it up into a ball and toss it in a drawer.

[–]icypurr 16 points17 points ago

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Also, if folded neatly how are you supposed to tell which one is the fitted sheet? Wad of sheet = fitted, nicely folded = flat, easy to match up.

[–]RoboZangief 4 points5 points ago

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I've often wondered why anyone would try to fold this cluster F in the first place.

-Wash -Dry -Throw somewhere that won't get sheet dirty

[–]karona513 3 points4 points ago

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Awww, clusterfuck is one of my favorite words. You can say it! It's okay! And yes, I agree.

[–]safariwhat 31 points32 points ago

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Original tutorial is here: http://www.marthastewart.com/269141/how-to-fold-a-fitted-sheet edit: gives you step by step written instructions

[–]lisabadcat 25 points26 points ago

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My sheets are larger than prison cot sized, how are these going to help?

[–]Mule2go 12 points13 points ago

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I am pretty sure that I will not, in my remaining few seconds of life, look back at all I've done and regret my lack of sheet folding skills.

[–]madln 17 points18 points ago

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I still don't understand.

[–]el_chief 4 points5 points ago

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well, some people have 2 sheets. guys like you and me, we just go from dryer to bed. but these martha stewart types, they gotta put their 2nd sheet somewhere, and apparently can't just throw it in the closet.

[–]straylit 30 points31 points ago

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I have 1 pair of sheets for my bed. I take it right from the laundry onto my bed, problem solved.

[–]marmotjmarmot 11 points12 points ago

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You get two sheets. Every Saturday, you put the clean sheet on the top... the top sheet on the bottom... and the bottom sheet you turn in to the laundry boy. Any man turns in the wrong sheet spends a night in the box.

[–]cha0s 10 points11 points ago

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I can eat 50 eggs.

[–]The7can6pack 4 points5 points ago

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Get mad at them eggs!

[–]TMobotron 4 points5 points ago

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I actually can't think of a reason why you would have more than 1.

[–]Parahime 3 points4 points ago

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Because that way you can just switch your sheets and do your laundry when you get the chance, and don't have to do it immediately. :)

[–]ungoogleable 5 points6 points ago

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Or you could wait until you're ready to do laundry and then grab the sheets while you're at it.

[–]Grizza 10 points11 points ago

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I thought you were gonna give me tips on how to get the damn thing on my bed-- watching me do it is like some circus clown shit.

[–]cobainbc15 2 points3 points ago

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I need a permanent solution for this. I'm tired of fixing it almost daily.

[–]bitoku_no_ookami 16 points17 points ago

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What is this black magic!?

[–]themayorpwns 8 points9 points ago

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I have never needed to fold one of these. It's either on my bed or in the wash. Do people rotate different ones? Or just have extras tucked away?

[–]Wombok 11 points12 points ago

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I have a winter set and a summer set. One is cotton, the other is flannel.

[–][deleted] 18 points19 points ago

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I have a very easy solution to this problem:

Step1 - Hold the sheet by the top holding the inside of the seams at the corners.
Step2 - Bring your right arm over your left arm and then fold the sheet down.
Step3 - This is the tricky part, lean over and pull the sheets together in-between your legs, and then shove it up your butt.

Hope this is useful

[–]Package 5 points6 points ago

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YOUR INSTRUCTIONS ARE TERRIBLE.

[–]AllTattedUpJay 3 points4 points ago

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For years I have just been putting all my sheets in one of the pillow cases from the set, everything is together, and I really don't care if my sheets are wrinkled.

[–]doctor_robocop 6 points7 points ago

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On a genetic counseling internship, I went to a community for mentally disabled people, and on the tour they took us to the area where they do laundry. They had a guy with down syndrome there to teach us a new skill, and he did this with immaculate precision. At that moment, I felt like the most giant failure in the world.

...Also, after he was done, he ran around the room doing a series of high-fives and hugs. He had folded fitted sheets probably scores of times before, but I think teaching a group of college educated women how to do it made him feel like a baus.

[–]ToastiestDessert 4 points5 points ago

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They just opened up the package and put the pictures in reverse. that shit's impossible

[–]2dayoldbread 5 points6 points ago

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[–]Drumlin 14 points15 points ago

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I'll have to send this to my wife. Less time folding the sheets means more time in the kitchen. I appreciate the post.

[–]PervaricatorGeneral 2 points3 points ago

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Who's mom didn't teach them this? It will be the first thing I teach my son about laundry when he's old enough.

[–]shaggyzon4 2 points3 points ago

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20 years of frustration? A bit anal, are we?

[–]jewunit 2 points3 points ago

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You guys have all been having unnecessary problems for years. Just own one set of sheets like me.

[–]TheToecutter 2 points3 points ago

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Hang on! What sorcery happened between 3 and 4?

[–]Hllblzr310 2 points3 points ago

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Am I the only one who can't make out exactly how the sheet is being folded in the pics?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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my sheets always end up in puffy cubes instead of flat squares

[–]shamanicspacebum 2 points3 points ago

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I solved this problem by just wadding those kinda sheets up.

[–]Seerio 2 points3 points ago

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Work at a hotel and they'll teach you that in the first day

[–]svenhoek86 2 points3 points ago

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Lay sheet out.

Fold it in half so it looks close to even. Repeat until small enough.

Because I don't give a single fuck.

[–]Vondruke 4 points5 points ago

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I don't understand why the subject of folding sheets is so popular lately. like it was discovered 2 months ago.

Don't get me wrong, but these sheets could fold the same way 20 years ago, yet this image is asking to be greeted like the second coming...

[–]uzi1080 15 points16 points ago

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It's that time of year. A lot of young redditors just moved away from home for the first time to go to college, previously having had no idea how to fold shit.

[–]SMB73 2 points3 points ago

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What the fucks??? I've been trying to figure that shit out for almost 20 years! I was starting to think that some sort of engineering degree was needed to make that happen.

[–]misbehavin 4 points5 points ago

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I believe you need a degree in witch craft, I have an engineering degree and still cant do it.

[–]fross 4 points5 points ago

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So am I reading this right?

Step 1: get a woman to do it.

Steps 2-7: watch her fold it.

[–]digid 1 point2 points ago

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Step 3, how does it work?

[–]zorkie 1 point2 points ago

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WITCH CRAFT!

[–]kernalmusterd 1 point2 points ago

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??? profit comes to mind here, I want a video!

[–]TractorFapper 1 point2 points ago

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Witch! Witch! Burn this heathen at the stake! No mortal should possess such power.

[–]-yori- 1 point2 points ago

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Am I the only one who wonders what the thing being folded is?

[–]TillyOTilly 1 point2 points ago*

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I learned how to do that when I managed a hotel. I can't tell you how powerful I felt with that knowledge.

[–]ConspiracyNutt 1 point2 points ago

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a firstworldproblem solution! except these things are unmanageable...

[–]superlife 1 point2 points ago*

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[–]omgzface 1 point2 points ago

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[–]helloindustries 1 point2 points ago

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I just fold those wily fuckers as best i can and then stack them under the rest so i don't have to see the not-neat little bastard.