OliverClothesoff70
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I had an argument with my kid about these shoes. He was certain I was making it all up completely or that I was hallucinating these weird shoes ever being made/sold.
But no, they existed EXACTLY as I described them. And I could prove it. He really thought I was losing my marbles until I pulled up some images of them from the net.
I have no idea of these ever worked in the slightest way or if they were 100% snake oil.
I found a YouTube video with some info... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G67sFd75fH0?feature=share
Wankbiscuit
Nah you just AI'd them into existence to gaslight us.
StevenAlleyn
I thought they were a joke Seinfeld prop
throwawayaccount321
That’s the thing nowadays. You can prove anything that happened in the recent past
db629
Sulexar
Couple decades ago when I joined the navy it was those weird shoes with individual toes that supposedly made you run faster. Tons of people in my class got them, then they quietly disappeared when the actual studies disproving the claims came out.
azazyel
My friend had them, the 90s were weird.
xmtrdude
Reminds me of the ones Kramer was wearing in that one "Seinfeld" episode.
CyberHexx
They force you to balance on the balls of your feet, but iirc, they did so wrong and resulted in people tearing up their leg muscles. You can passively strengthen your calves by just walking on your toes everywhere you go...
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
It's almost impossible to walk on tiptoes constantly, but simply walking long-ish distances often will do. I'm a lifelong walker and have 21" calves.
iovebeans
A lifelong walker, huh? Were you also born at a young age? Just kidding, I just thought the expression was funny.
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
they say life begins when you walk to school three miles uphill both ways
invaderjak
Well I wear this net on my head
'Cause my red hair is fallin' out
I wear these brown orthopedic shoes
'Cause I got a bad case of the gout
I know you want seconds on the corndogs
But there's no reason to shout
Everybody gets enough food
Down here in Lunchlady Land
VosperOfAntarctica
Hoagies and grinders, hoagies and grinders
navy beans, navy beans, navy beans
invaderjak
meatloaf sandwich!
SLOPPY JOE, SLOPPY SLOPPY JOE!