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Walking barefoot has 2 fairly immediate effects: the skin under your feet becomes much thicker and tough; and your step becomes much lighter and reactive. If yo
by GuiA 9y ago
Walking barefoot has 2 fairly immediate effects: the skin under your feet becomes much thicker and tough; and your step becomes much lighter and reactive. If you stepped on a tack barefoot, it'd hurt a bit, but it most likely wouldn't pierce through your foot like it would the sole of the shoe, because your foot is much more aware with what it's walking on, and you don't slam down your feet on the ground as much as you walk around.
Putting rigid shoes on your feet is like stuffing your nose with cotton - you're completely blocking a very sensitive organ to the rest of the world.
All this just to say: people who walk barefoot every day are not worried of stepping on tacks :)
- redblacktree 9y agoYou're the guy who's barefoot in the office, aren't you?
- throwanem 9y agoI ran all over Creation barefoot as a kid. He's not wrong. Your feet toughen up, and you're aware of what you step on. On the other hand, I've worn work boots since high school, and wouldn't give them up. (Literally! Uniform required penny loafers or better. I got chewed out more times...) Callused soles won't save you on sun-hot asphalt or gravel, and knowing what you're stepping on won't do you a lick of good when 120 pounds of server and handcart run over your toes.
- WalterBright 9y ago> people who walk barefoot every day are not worried of stepping on tacks :) As a manager, I wouldn't be worried about them being worried. I'd be worried about them suing the company if they injure their foot.
- acchow 9y agoGet them to sign some sort of liability clause. I imagine even that wouldn't be necessary. Any judge would throw out the case immediately - you probably wouldn't even need to hire a lawyer.
- WalterBright 9y agoLiability clauses are routinely invalidated in court.
- hbosch 9y agoWouldn't a more apt comparison be wearing gloves?
- GuiA 9y agoRigid gloves that are an inch of solid rubber, sure :P
- MengerSponge 9y agoI love being barefoot, but I don't go barefoot in public because of sharps! I don't typically encounter broken glass or used needles, but both of those things will cut right through your "thicker and tough" skin before you can feel it. Broken glass is far more common in modern times than it was on the savanna, so it's wise to dress accordingly. You don't have to wear Dr Martens, but a millimeter or two of Vibram can dramatically improve your quality of life.
- hx87 9y ago> but both of those things will cut right through your "thicker and tough" skin before you can feel it From personal experience, it takes quite the sharps to cut through 10-12mm calluses.
- mac01021 9y ago> people who walk barefoot every day are not worried of stepping on tacks Unless they're encumbered with a 80-pound piece of furniture that they're carrying down the stairs.
- GuiA 9y agoOkay, but maybe don't walk barefoot if you're moving furniture around.
- magic_beans 9y agoI hate wearing shoes, and I'd look crazy going barefoot in my office. I compensate by wearing really light-soled vans and no socks.