The sock mystery

Does anyone know where do single disappearing socks go?

Here is a challenge: Throw five perfectly matching pairs of socks into the
washing machine. Add detergent, set the washing cycle, press the start button
and wait. After the wash is completed, go a retrieve the socks. Mysteriously
but positively there will be one sock missing. Now, where do they go?

In my sock drawer I have a compartment with a bunch of single socks tied

together waiting for the matching sock to materialize.

Wishful thinking?

I’ve heard that there is a sock-eating gnome in every home. Is he
the one that craps wire cloth hangers?