Bare Feet Indoors Greater Health Hazard then High Heels
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Oh, yes. Because nobody ever stands on the foot of somebody wearing a nice pair of heels. 
To be fair, that is more or less what they are saying - that of you take off your shoes and dance barefoot on a nightclub - where by definition everyone else (female) is wearing high heels you are likely to get hurt. So really, it is the third-party risk of the shod rather than a risk of the unshod. But I would certainly think twice in that situation!
I have stepped on just enough while dancing in such establishments, that I do wear my thin leather toe shoes. I'm sad because it doesn't look like Vibram makes them anymore and they are getting worn out. As for the high heels, the gals in high heels generally steer clear of me because I might accidentally knock them over.
Our daughter was injured by glass in a club and required medical attention including sutures. She was shod in fancy dress heels, and the stranger she was dancing with in men's dressy shoes. He had stepped on glass which became imbedded in his synthetic sole, and when he clumsily dragged his shoe across her bare instep he sliced it wide open with blood streaming onto the floor. Had HE been barefoot, not only would be have had healthier feet, but he would have been aware the second he stepped on the glass and either had no injury or a minor puncture/laceration. Either way, no chance that he would have ended up using the glass in a way that ended up causing REAL damage.
Another case for REQUIRING bare feet for entry in the interest of safety.
Another case for REQUIRING bare feet for entry in the interest of safety.
In my experience, being in a nightclub in the first place is more hazardous than anything you could do to your feet.
LOL, another "study" where no barefoot hypothesis was actually tested.
I find barefoot most dangerous when I don't have the spatial awareness to understand where my feet are going. To prevent this I pay attention to where I stick my body parts (feet in this case).
I find barefoot most dangerous when I don't have the spatial awareness to understand where my feet are going. To prevent this I pay attention to where I stick my body parts (feet in this case).
College parties have the right idea. When there is alcohol and dancing, plastic drinkware is the way to go.
Here's a video of me stomping on a beer bottle I just broke:
(Sorry about the sound level.)
(Sorry about the sound level.)
The video is very instructional in many ways. My previous problems with glass were due to tiny shards that were impossible to see, which got embedded in my foot and required tweezers to remove. I now realize that I should be running on BIG pieces of glass.
Now you need to repeat the experiment and confirm results are independent of space and time. THEN I will believe you.
The second part of the last paragraph, about "add[ing] even more health risks..." is sensationalist editorializing that had nothing to do with the study.
I enjoyed the video. I was hoping to find more on youtube, but alas! Are there any more "Ahcuah the Barefoot Science Guy" videos?
Nice! It looks like you were really enjoying the hike out there.
I wonder if BRS should start a youtube channel to document all of our adventures?
Seriously though. Just email me the link and password. Thanks!
