I have 3 children who have a rather quaint approach to towel usage which seems to involve a towel fairy, unlimited supplies of towels and an extremely strong gravitational force.
Basically they use one towel then drop it, usually in their festering bedroom, where it stays, festering until I realise that there are no towels in the bathroom.
In a sense they are creating work which gives the illusion that we are a productive family unit rather than a dysfunctional set of festering festerers.