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What does it mean?
In a small space, clothes accumulate quickly and hangers multiply as if breeding.
In plain terms
In small apartments, hangers pile up like babies.
What can you take from it?
Small storage areas encourage clutter.

Where it applies

  • small apartment
  • moving
  • organizing

Putting it to work

  • declutter regularly
  • use space efficiently

Questions to consider

  • How do you deal with small storage?
  • Why do things multiply in your home?

Another view

This is a hyperbolic joke, not literal.

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