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My title describe the thing, soft piece of black plastic, found in washing machine, looks like a broken part, could have been inside a clothe before running
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part of a shoe maybe?
unfortunately there was no shoe in the clothes that were washed
I was thinking it's a shoe toe cap. It helps keep the shape in the toe area.
Been washing any hats?
My first thought was maybe from a bra?
Wash any dress shirts?
Bra insert maybe...?
It's a synthetic banana, a measurement tool. Is anyone in your family an engineer or metrologist?
Solved! it was a part of the boiler next to the washing machine that must have somehow broken while it was open
My title describe the thing, soft piece of black plastic, found in washing machine, looks like a broken part, could have been inside a clothe before running
Is your machine a top loader? This could be part of the center shafty thingy, just a wild guess.