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A similar hack I learned to avoid ironing:

Just before hanging them, while they are still wet:

Grab each t-shirt from the top with both hands, then do a couple of violent whip-like movements. This has the same effect of stretching the fabric so that no ironing is needed.

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If you do it right, you can get a nice crack sound. I've found that I can usually get at one from a freshly washed item of clothing (and towels) and it only cracks once per fresh wash. I don't understand the mechanism that causes it but find it satisfying for some reason.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipcracking

"The crack a whip makes is produced when a section of the whip moves faster than the speed of sound creating a small sonic boom."

(I agree that is a strangely satisfying thing. It does make hanging the wash up for drying slightly less tedious...)

Do you want to sprinkle water everywhere? Because that's how you prinkle water everywhere.

Only if you have a rubbish washing machine that spits out very wet clothes. Mine is a front loading ASKO which spins the clothes to the point of being touch dry. I give each t-shirt a whip-shake and dry them in a cool tumble dryer.

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