Comments on: Five-toed athletic sandals for barefoot comfort http://boingboing.net/2007/07/24/fivetoed-athletic-sa.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Fri, 24 May 2013 10:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Ant http://boingboing.net/2007/07/24/fivetoed-athletic-sa.html#comment-172876 Ant Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-172876 I'll pass. I have enough trouble getting laid as is. I’ll pass. I have enough trouble getting laid as is.

]]> By: Tensegrity http://boingboing.net/2007/07/24/fivetoed-athletic-sa.html#comment-173142 Tensegrity Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-173142 I'd love to see the forensic detectives going over the crime scene where the Vibram Fivefingers Gang has struck again. "Hmmm, this seems to be the work of a gang of barefoot aliens." I’d love to see the forensic detectives going over the crime scene where the Vibram Fivefingers Gang has struck again. “Hmmm, this seems to be the work of a gang of barefoot aliens.”

]]> By: skarbreeze http://boingboing.net/2007/07/24/fivetoed-athletic-sa.html#comment-172921 skarbreeze Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-172921 I have so much trouble with my feet/back/legs/knees, I'm going to give these a try. Having tried most major brands of work boots, expensive shoes & inserts, a variety of service industry style waiter shoes etc - none seems to help. Just wonder how they'll work for driving stick, it's rather nice to have the hard sole of a shoe for kicking the clutch etc. We'll see! I have so much trouble with my feet/back/legs/knees, I’m going to give these a try. Having tried most major brands of work boots, expensive shoes & inserts, a variety of service industry style waiter shoes etc – none seems to help.

Just wonder how they’ll work for driving stick, it’s rather nice to have the hard sole of a shoe for kicking the clutch etc. We’ll see!

]]> By: Creepy Sheep http://boingboing.net/2007/07/24/fivetoed-athletic-sa.html#comment-175243 Creepy Sheep Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-175243 Hmm...are they any good for people with erratically shaped feet? They look interesting, but less than ideal for people whose second toes are longer than their big toes and other such common oddities. Hmm…are they any good for people with erratically shaped feet? They look interesting, but less than ideal for people whose second toes are longer than their big toes and other such common oddities.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2007/07/24/fivetoed-athletic-sa.html#comment-175257 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-175257 do they have a cloven hoof version? do they have a cloven hoof version?

]]> By: consideredopinion http://boingboing.net/2007/07/24/fivetoed-athletic-sa.html#comment-173012 consideredopinion Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-173012 Ha! Hobbit Feet without the hair? Tsk tsk tsk Ha! Hobbit Feet without the hair? Tsk tsk tsk

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/07/24/fivetoed-athletic-sa.html#comment-220891 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-220891 These are fantastic! my second toe is mucho longer than my first. they still work for me. These are fantastic! my second toe is mucho longer than my first. they still work for me.

]]> By: Pixel http://boingboing.net/2007/07/24/fivetoed-athletic-sa.html#comment-172763 Pixel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-172763 Hmmm, I may have to get a set of these. I wear combat boots almost exclusively, so when I try to go barefoot I have virtually no callouses. And I have rare enough opportunities to go barefoot that I never manage to develop said callouses. Hmmm, I may have to get a set of these. I wear combat boots almost exclusively, so when I try to go barefoot I have virtually no callouses. And I have rare enough opportunities to go barefoot that I never manage to develop said callouses.

]]> By: Daemon http://boingboing.net/2007/07/24/fivetoed-athletic-sa.html#comment-173023 Daemon Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-173023 The fact that there's stuff between the toes would probably drive me nuts... Otherwise cool. The fact that there’s stuff between the toes would probably drive me nuts… Otherwise cool.

]]> By: cbernard http://boingboing.net/2007/07/24/fivetoed-athletic-sa.html#comment-173300 cbernard Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-173300 one doesn't have to go to major extremes.... lets face it, most running shoes are purchased by buyers who have no idea what to find in a running shoe. But if you go to a honest running store, where they match the shoe to your foot and not your fashion taste or trends, you'll be surprised. I thought I'd have walked out with a spongy pair of cushioned shoes, but instead I walked out with a pair of brooks, not very padded, but designed for stability. one doesn’t have to go to major extremes…. lets face it, most running shoes are purchased by buyers who have no idea what to find in a running shoe. But if you go to a honest running store, where they match the shoe to your foot and not your fashion taste or trends, you’ll be surprised. I thought I’d have walked out with a spongy pair of cushioned shoes, but instead I walked out with a pair of brooks, not very padded, but designed for stability.

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