Why do belly buttons collect lint? Austrian chemist spent 3 years collecting his own to discover how ‘barbed’ hairs trap

Nimisham Editorial

•23 Sept 2026, 3:48 pm•1 min read

Updated: 23 Sept 2026, 10:20 am

Why do belly buttons collect lint? Austrian chemist spent 3 years collecting his own to discover how ‘barbed’ hairs trap clothing fibres, but another scientist won an Ig Nobel for studying it

Nimisham EditorialSenior Editorial Lead

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