Re:Ask HN: Why do rolled clothes use suitcase space more eff...
by Someone on Sunday February 05, 2023 @06:16PM
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When rolling up clothes, you push some air out before you try closing your suitcase.
Also, I think packing the various parts into a container _feels_ a bit easier with rolled-up clothes than with folded ones (relatively flat, with slightly varying dimensions), at least partly because you’re a bit more inclined to compress them into a space.
The bin packing problem for rolled up clothes also may be easier than that for folded clothes, mathematically, but I can’t think of an argument as to why it would be.
Also, I think packing the various parts into a container _feels_ a bit easier with rolled-up clothes than with folded ones (relatively flat, with slightly varying dimensions), at least partly because you’re a bit more inclined to compress them into a space.
The bin packing problem for rolled up clothes also may be easier than that for folded clothes, mathematically, but I can’t think of an argument as to why it would be.