Could maybe wearing a sock help to protect against these risks? IE wear a thick sock and spray the socks (instead of feet) with the flex seal and you have less cancer/allergies?
Maybe if they took the brand out of it, it would be a good idea. I went through a Vibram phase a decade or so ago. I really enjoyed it; being unable to wear them at work, and the added difficulty of putting them on and off eventually turned me off to them, but I felt the concept was great.
For me the worst part was wearing them on any hard flat surfaces always made my feet hurt, I have a high arch and it felt like the pain was due to not having enough support
We didn’t need more proof of enshitification of the internet but hete it is. A super cool bit of history and its main point online is to sell massproduced feetware.
The other day I learned about Peter Sunde his Kopimashin art project. I tried to find what became of it since because the plan was to make 13 and exhibit them in a musea and they theoretically would
Bankrupt the music industry over a while. Yet the only information about it i can find is sensational articles from back then when it was just 1.
Same, was thinking that it would be quite painful to coat the dorsal side. But maybe just a 5mm plantar coat, extending a bit up the sides, would be an idea?
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MNByChoice@midwest.social · 62 pts · 2y
Given the MSDS ( Home Depot's copy ), I don't think encasing skin in a good idea. Allergic reaction and cancer risks seem to be the largest concerns.
pastaPersona@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
Could maybe wearing a sock help to protect against these risks? IE wear a thick sock and spray the socks (instead of feet) with the flex seal and you have less cancer/allergies?
Deceptichum@kbin.social · 36 pts · 2y
Or just wear shoes and avoid it all together?
moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 16 pts · 2y
Never.
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 2y
Right? This is some next level Balenciaga shit happening.
valaramech@kbin.social · 1 pts · 2y
https://skinners.cc/en/ ?
Nindelofocho@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Spray on socks
sxan@midwest.social · 8 pts · 2y
Maybe if they took the brand out of it, it would be a good idea. I went through a Vibram phase a decade or so ago. I really enjoyed it; being unable to wear them at work, and the added difficulty of putting them on and off eventually turned me off to them, but I felt the concept was great.
Mac@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 2y
I still love the idea of Vibrams and the five fingers were so fun but I just never wear them...
sxan@midwest.social · 2 pts · 2y
The Fingers were the only Vibrams available at the time, I think; I may have had more success with something less fussy.
Mac@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 2y
Vibrams also made/makes normal soles that are often found on shoes of other brands too. You may have worn some without even realizing. I did.
theRealBassist@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Yup, I swear by hiking boots with Vibram soles, and have for over a decade.
Kittenstix@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
For me the worst part was wearing them on any hard flat surfaces always made my feet hurt, I have a high arch and it felt like the pain was due to not having enough support
sxan@midwest.social · 2 pts · 2y
Yes, concrete was certainly an issue. I figured I just didn't wear them enough to get used to it. So many runners are able to do it.
Kittenstix@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Oh! That could have been it, but also runners aren't exactly a healthy standard, those weirdos are cool with bloody nipples. /s
Nacktmull@lemm.ee · 51 pts · 2y
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 13 pts · 2y
Do you know of any picture of this? All i can find is ads for sandals inspired by this phenomenon.
Ross_audio@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
Closest I can find is an Amazonian rubber shoe from the late 19th century here:
http://www.wildrubber.com/wild-things/mackintosh-rubber-shoe
The darker Amazon shoe is further down. The more ornate one is Macintosh's.
All at Kew gardens in London.
Nacktmull@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 2y
We didn’t need more proof of enshitification of the internet but hete it is. A super cool bit of history and its main point online is to sell massproduced feetware.
The other day I learned about Peter Sunde his Kopimashin art project. I tried to find what became of it since because the plan was to make 13 and exhibit them in a musea and they theoretically would Bankrupt the music industry over a while. Yet the only information about it i can find is sensational articles from back then when it was just 1.
Nacktmull@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 2y
Lemminary@lemmy.world · 30 pts · 2y
What tales of falling meatballs? I'm a bit lost.
chuckleslord@lemmy.world · 46 pts · 2y
This is a plot point in the movie "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs."
BoxerDevil@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 2y
In the movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs the main character uses something similar
nodsocket@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 2y
Daxtron2@startrek.website · 8 pts · 2y
sock
Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc · 4 pts · 2y
Oddly satisfying tho.
hperrin@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 2y
My feet are too hairy to do this.
WaxedWookie@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 2y
They wouldn't be if you did it a second time...
superduperenigma@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
All my life I was very deprived
I ain't had a woman in years
And my hands are too hairy to hide
yamapikariya@lemmyfi.com · 5 pts · 2y
Pics or it didn't happen.
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 2y
Same, was thinking that it would be quite painful to coat the dorsal side. But maybe just a 5mm plantar coat, extending a bit up the sides, would be an idea?
GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
https://youtu.be/RwGc7Btg-Cs
Flying_Hellfish@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
And this classic....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFFvL9u41r8
helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
Remember folks, if it spays and sticks, you don't want it on your body.
superduperenigma@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
tiredofsametab@kbin.social · -2 pts · 2y
hugely wasteful and bad for the environment (in addition to all the potential health issues).