No, it's not funny! Hollow. Torched. I'm not talking about wicking, absorbency! Might as well be using a piece of steel.thats odd, are you using the hollow Ekowool? I use the 1mm hollow Ekowool and its pretty absorbent. The solid braid is not as fast wicking, takes more time to prime.
I boil my Ekowool and light torch it sometimes.