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Where do dust bunnies come from? |
by Brian Griffin (whyzz writer) >> more about the author
Dust bunnies. They sound pretty cute, right?
Well, if you’ve seen these little collections of dust and other materials in the corners of your home or under your furniture, you know they’re not too cute. They do look fluffy though! That’s where they get their name. They aren’t actual rabbits. They’re not even alive.
Who’s to blame for them? We are. They come from people! People shed a lot of skin, and that becomes dust. We also lose strands of hair, and those get tangled in the dust bunnies. Our clothes also cause fuzzy lint (like you might find in your dryer,) and that gets added to dust bunnies as well. If you have a furry pet at home, he or she will cause dust bunnies too!
These fuzzy balls of dust keep growing until we clean them up! It’s good to clean them too because dust mites can live inside them. These little extremely tiny animals feed on dust and some people are very allergic to them.
Dirty, Dirty Dusting
If it hasn’t happened yet, there will come a time in the future when your parents or the grown-ups you live with ask you to dust the furniture. A lot of people don’t find chores fun, but this one is at least interesting.
A lot of times in movies and on TV you’ll see people dusting with dry feathery dusters. A lot of times though in real life, people choose to dust with a damp cloth. Which do you think would work better?
Using a feather duster can be fun, but where does all that dust go when you dust it? Where does it go when you use a damp cloth? Which homes do you think are dustier? Ones that dust with a wet cloth or ones that dust with a feather duster?
If you do dust your home, make sure not to use any chemical cleaners that might be dangerous. If you have any doubts, always check with a grown-up!
Well, if you’ve seen these little collections of dust and other materials in the corners of your home or under your furniture, you know they’re not too cute. They do look fluffy though! That’s where they get their name. They aren’t actual rabbits. They’re not even alive.
Who’s to blame for them? We are. They come from people! People shed a lot of skin, and that becomes dust. We also lose strands of hair, and those get tangled in the dust bunnies. Our clothes also cause fuzzy lint (like you might find in your dryer,) and that gets added to dust bunnies as well. If you have a furry pet at home, he or she will cause dust bunnies too!
These fuzzy balls of dust keep growing until we clean them up! It’s good to clean them too because dust mites can live inside them. These little extremely tiny animals feed on dust and some people are very allergic to them.
Dirty, Dirty Dusting
If it hasn’t happened yet, there will come a time in the future when your parents or the grown-ups you live with ask you to dust the furniture. A lot of people don’t find chores fun, but this one is at least interesting.
A lot of times in movies and on TV you’ll see people dusting with dry feathery dusters. A lot of times though in real life, people choose to dust with a damp cloth. Which do you think would work better?
Using a feather duster can be fun, but where does all that dust go when you dust it? Where does it go when you use a damp cloth? Which homes do you think are dustier? Ones that dust with a wet cloth or ones that dust with a feather duster?
If you do dust your home, make sure not to use any chemical cleaners that might be dangerous. If you have any doubts, always check with a grown-up!
