what's the problem ?!? You don't need to talk, just to read .... <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

sorry... I don't have any english link about those "Compact" towels...
they are compressed "emergency" towels :
- a 60 x 30 cm? (24 x 12 inches?) towel is compressed into an 4.5cm diameter (less than 2 inches) and 1cm heigth (.4 inch) cylinder.
- as for the 150 x 110 cm? (59 x 43 inches?) towel : I don't have one right on hand, but I would say the diam. is less than 8 cm (about 3 inches).
Once "opened", you sure can put them back into such a tiny format... but you can use ( even and wash them in a washing machine) a few times...

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here is a better link :
compressed towels at REI
Look at the first two items ...