When I was still a faithful member of the Church of
IICRC, the more forward thinking of my brethren used a term:
"M.U.S."
It stood for "Made Up Stuff" It was used when we questioned things taught that were repeated over the years as sacred, but had no scientific proof.
One example of MUS was "Every 18 degrees over 118 degrees of temperture doubles cleaning power". It sounded good, and was based on sound physics, but did not apply to cleaning power.
In one of the Scriptures of the Church of
IICRC , there is a statement that post grooming is to be done to align the fibers to speed the drying process. While first brought forth by one of the
IICRC Prophets, I never knew that it was tested to see if it were a fact.
It seems to make sense that groomed, upright fibers would dry quicker than matted ones, but I don't know that there is science to support that.
If true, I would consider it to be an important step.
If not, then its a matter of appearance only.
I'm not rendering an opinion, because as an
IICRC Agnostic, I just don't know....