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The clothes have a centripetal force (the walls of the machine provide this) which pushes them towards the center of the tub, not out of it. But the water lacks a centripetal force (it fits through the holes in the walls of the wash tub) to keep it from leaving the path of circular motion, so therefore it follows its path of velocity out!

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The spin cycle in a washing machine uses centrifugal force to remove water from the clothes by rapidly spinning the drum. As the drum rotates, the water is pushed outwards due to the centrifugal force, allowing it to escape through the holes in the drum. This process helps to shorten the drying time of the clothes after washing.

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