They don't have to be completely tight. Agreed I would never recommend this to anybody but purely from a functional standpoint it's technically possible.
Cause then you wouldn’t fuck up the threads, make these harder to take off, and create a sharp edge that will leave nice metal splinters in your fingers.
Bolting your foot into a fucking boot is a level of stupid. Using a power saw to cut part of the bolts off while wearing them is a level of stupid entirely unto itself.
This person's going places. Not sure if it's the hospital or the morgue, but they're going there sooner rather than later!
Pretty scary that he did this when he was a kid and never got to take these off. You ever seen how in 18th century China, they would have little girls wear small shoes for years and years while they grew up so their feet would stay small? And they would always end up looking so gross and contorted. Imagine what abominations we would find under these spray on shoes.
Terrible execution, but kind of a cool design idea. Not for those boots, but a more industrial/pseudo armor style of boot I can see having bolts as laces. Probably a hidden zipper or side strapes to actually get in and out of it.
Stupid to be WEARING the boot as you grind off the ends of the bolts... if that cause on his pant leg they'd have an interesting holiday hospital bill.
Why use cheap shoelaces when you could use nuts and bolts and a grinder and 2 wrenches. And see how they go loose after a few minutes because of a lot of movement.
I like how they used a wrench to tighten even more even though you could have done by hand. I know the whole thing is stupid but that like some icing on the cake.
Imagine twisting your ankle in this.
Or having something heavy land on it
Well that will be handy for the surgeons when they need to screw your bones back together.
Or needing to take off your shoes in a hurry
Just find that
angleankle grinder againVery safe, very human
Such a great reference. Haven’t thought of those clips in ages.
I will say it would probably look pretty good on some alt/punk/goth/etc type boots. But yeah, heavy stuff landing on it would be awful.
I would think just walking a few steps in them would be awful. Going up steps, even more painful.
Just make the tongue into a steel plate. But yeah, the entire concept is pretty bad.
She'll be very sorry if she works in construction. Somehow I doubt it, even knowing the stupid ways people flaunt OSHA standards.
* flout
But it looks badass
It looks dumbass to me
Yes.
Or going through TSA
Positive note won’t trip on untied lace.
Yes you will, those aren't locking nuts.
And Shoes on forever.
So… you’re immortal then.
Iron Maiden did tell us to "die with your boots on" so this is one way to guarantee that outcome I suppose 🤷♀️
Yup. Gonna need some cotter pins through the bolts to keep those on. That's the obvious solution. /s
I was thinking that if you just replace the bolts with rivets, you won’t need to worry about the nuts falling off.
Locktite sold separately.....
Or having to take off the boot after you messed up the threads
Going to be an absolute pain in the ass to take those off at the end of the day.
Just grind them off with your angle grinder. No big whoop.
Ankle grinder
Get out
Just keep a box of bolts by the front door and your angle grinder where your boots are, so easy.
Its going to be a pain in general walking in it
The reason shoelaces work are they are FLEXIBLE. You’re going to absolutely do a number on your surface veins wearing this shit, and destroy your foot
I bet the nuts would just come off on their own after day of walking, they are loose.
"Shoes off inside please." "Can't, the only tools I could find in your garage were metric."
They would probably come off as well as the spray-on shoes from Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Put some loktite red on them when he's not paying attention.
Do NOT wear these to the airport.
The thing I like about laces is the slack they allow for my foot to bend.
That may or may not be a matter of concern, what the hell do I know
I bet when you come up in conversation your parents change the subject.
I actually lol’d at this comment.
Me with this phrase
Put it back, right this instant.
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I mean, stupid idea aside, why wouldn’t you just use the proper length bolt?
That wouldn't be as stupid.
Yeah, that was my thought too
With some wingnuts, that shit might be functional. Dangerous, but functional
One of the main advantages shoelaces have is they are soft and conform to the curve of you foot.
These....don't.
They don't have to be completely tight. Agreed I would never recommend this to anybody but purely from a functional standpoint it's technically possible.
How else would they fuck up the threads while simultaneously fucking up the finish in two places on their brand new boots.
Or zip ties
Oo zip ties would go hard.
I go through shoes and laces like crazy installing flooring, can confirm zip ties work awesome when you loose a lace on a job
Cause then you wouldn’t fuck up the threads, make these harder to take off, and create a sharp edge that will leave nice metal splinters in your fingers.
Thank god for battery powered angle grinders, or this would be so much more annoying!
Was that angle grinders or ankle grinders?
Aayyy
Bolting your foot into a fucking boot is a level of stupid. Using a power saw to cut part of the bolts off while wearing them is a level of stupid entirely unto itself.
This person's going places. Not sure if it's the hospital or the morgue, but they're going there sooner rather than later!
Notice the fucking gouges on the boot where they skipped a bit.
The amount of turns you gotta to do to get in and out of those... no thanks.
Clearly you should use a power screwdriver and socket!
it kinda looks cool but that has to feel uncomfortable
They DO look cool, but that's highly impractical. Seems like something AI would tell you to do.
Now let's see how painful it would be to walk with that crap
And if they aren’t locking nuts you will be doing them up every 5 minutes!
Should have just welded the nut, whilst wearing the boot. No other way. Lets fight.
Guy made the first ever "self-tripping" boots. Gonna bump into a pebble and snap his ankle on the way down.
I love how they cut up the boot top sole with the grinder.
Non-non-mutilating upper construction. 10/10 would recommend alternate solution.
looks like a trip to the podiatrist.
Man, that boot is so screwed.
Using a grinder like that so close to your foot dearie me
Forgot to weld it.
Say good bye to your metatarsal. Who needs em right?
Definitely not for working an 8 hr shift
Just use a shorter bolt! Or I guess then the engagement bait would be too short.
Should start calling it an ankle grinder
I used zip ties once for a few days. Worked pretty good
Let’s take a 4 1/2 inch to our boot, with our foot in it. Smart lad we have here
What a great way to break your ankle/lose a foot!
Paramedics looking for a 10mm socket when they need to remove the shoe.
I’m a paramedic, not a mechanic.
I wouldn’t even try. You made your choice
Sweet! Now, take them off...
Pretty scary that he did this when he was a kid and never got to take these off. You ever seen how in 18th century China, they would have little girls wear small shoes for years and years while they grew up so their feet would stay small? And they would always end up looking so gross and contorted. Imagine what abominations we would find under these spray on shoes.
Totally Human Friendly!
See, now I'm going to try this with zip ties... I think I even have some reusable ones!
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Great 👍🏼 so u ll never have to remove them till death
Terrible execution, but kind of a cool design idea. Not for those boots, but a more industrial/pseudo armor style of boot I can see having bolts as laces. Probably a hidden zipper or side strapes to actually get in and out of it.
This makes me feel very claustrophobic
That idea is just the worst.
Stupid to be WEARING the boot as you grind off the ends of the bolts... if that cause on his pant leg they'd have an interesting holiday hospital bill.
Not the sparks 💀💀
DIwhy just keeps getting dumber and dumber
Stupid
Why are there no screw washers on each side? I mean, it's a silly concept but at least make the fastening somewhat reliable... just saying.
Luckily, they just stuffed the shoe and jeans instead of trying to use an angle grinder next to an actual person's foot/leg.
That's a waste. You're supposed to sharpen them up like the spike wheel nuts on all those aggro 18 wheelers.
weld it i dare you
Dude forgets they’re on and suddenly gets yanked through a wall by an mri machine while walking through a hospital corridor
This looks extremely dangerous
"Honey, have you seen my 3/8ths? I'm going to be late for work!"
So...how do you take them off? 🐌
The audacity, Ween went out of their way to write a song at the last minute about tying your shoes and this is how you repay them for their efforts?
Not mentioning the danger of using that cut disk on your feet.
Sounds like a great way to crush your foot by taking a single step.
...yeah, if you're an Autobot or Decepticon maybe
That’s what we call agony of de-feet
I love that you can see where the grinder damaged the leather in 2 spots
Looks like something I’d expect a Raider to wear in fallout
must be heavy af
“Put your shoes on, we gotta go.”
“Ok sure, one second.” ratcheting noises
How get off?
More like bolt shoelaces...
Going through airport security legendary mode
Doesn't even use washers...
The top of your foot is going to be real sore and this shoe ain’t coming off easy.
Not a good idea.
Buy slip-ons if you're too lazy to tie laces.
You know.... ngl... i kinda fuck with it.
It would cost you more to tie your shoes each time than the socks you were wearing.
Imagine trying to take these off after a few drinks 😬
yea, who needs those bones in the top of your foot? fuck em!
This is just bait.
I guess I got soft hands
Oh shit i thought that was a real leg for a sec.
Bro those timbs fake as hell
They can't steal your Jordan's now!
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TSA 's worst enemy
Shoelaces are gay, folks. Real men do whatever this is.
screwy
I would have put the nuts on the inside side of the shoe with the bolt head on the outside.
Those boots bolt on or what?
Lately my shoes have been untying often when I'm taking the kids to daycare. So I love it
diCry
For dumbass’s to post about it.
1 Rock slips inside and its never leaving
This is a great way to bruise the hell out of your shins.
Imagine the blisters. One of the stupidest things I've ever seen
I hope Balenciaga doesnt see this
Best sub in the land. Makes me chuckle and gives me a break from reality.
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THIS IS DUMB
Imagine coming home drunk at 3am and you can't remember where you left your spanner.
As much of an esthetic that is, there’s several impracticalities there…
I'm sure it's very comfortable
Straight up some mad max shit right here
Shoe braces
T U F F
Never mind they took away a bunch of the ankle flex
Wait until you see how they tie their pants
Are you shoelaces too comfortable and easy to use?
We've go the solution for you!
Now they don't need metatarsal protective boots.
Imagine that grinder slipping… pretty dumb to do this while wearing the shoes
Someone was like, you know the problem with my work shoes. They're just too damn comfortable....
"Hey honey don't be mad at me but I zipcut my toes off making ragebait for reddit and I need you to take me to hospital"
Yea right that would be most uncomfortable walking around
I Scandi approve it ✔️
Now try to get through a metal detector at the airport!
Why use cheap shoelaces when you could use nuts and bolts and a grinder and 2 wrenches. And see how they go loose after a few minutes because of a lot of movement.
Me: well.... he better at least cut the excess annnnnd there it is.
For then you want to make putting your shoes on/off a 1000 times harder
I have a couple 8 inch boots with no speed hooks I’d like to do this to lol.
For added security, I would have welded it!
Congratulations on discovering a new way to trip over your own feet.
That’s the dumbest fucking idea I’ve seen in my life
YoUr ShOeLaCe Is UnScReWeD!
This weekend on r/industrial lol
And then managed to damage the leather with the angle grinder. Nice job, dork.
Need some washers.
Fake nails and power tools together is a bad sign
As someone with foot problems my bones are hurting justing thinking about whatever weird pressure this is putting on your feet. It does look cool.
Obviously not a welder
Managed to scratch the boot as well ffs
And, taking them off? This is sorta stupid
Are we pretending this was meant to be serious?
She's nuts!
Nobody commenting about using the angle grinder that close to your foot?
“Hey bro, you gotta take your shoes off, the whole floor is carpeted.”
“Ait hold on”
I like how they used a wrench to tighten even more even though you could have done by hand. I know the whole thing is stupid but that like some icing on the cake.
What could go wrong?
ok now put them on.
Still quicker than getting my kids to do their own
but those are not laces