Into 'The Black Hole'

Has anyone ever wondered What happens to the socks in the wash? Is it just me or does everyone else seem to have this problem. I do not understand how you can place a pair of socks in the same load of laundry only to find that one escapes. Where do the socks go? Does anyone have a solution to this age old problem?

I think they are swept under the agitator during the spin cycle, says one. Wait, pick me! I know the answer, says another - The washer gets them so clean from all the slip and slide germs that they want to be free. No, that's not it, says me - They join all the other socks in the land of 'The Black Hole' never to be seen again.