Monday, March 02, 2009

Round Shoelaces.


I can never get round shoelaces to stay tied for longer than an hour... why the fuck do they still make shoelaces round? I know they seem like they are better choices than the flat ones which can get twisted... but the flat ones don't come untied... so what gives?

Stupid round shoelaces.

2 comments:

Jessy said...

This might be a long story, but I will give you a wonderful reason to hate these shoelaces even more. Ever seen the scars on my elbows and knees? I blame them on round shoelaces.

When I was in 8th grade, I ran track and I bought a new pair of adidas trail running shoes (they fit my feet better than the track shoes), and they had the new nylon/manmade fabric shoestrings that were round. The first day that I wore them to practice, during spring break, I tripped over the laces, which untied themselves as I was running. Tripping on an asphalt running track while running sucks. I ended up with huge scrapes and blood running down my arms, legs...

Never one to cry about a little blood, I ended up running the rest of the way around the track to meet up with the coach/teammates to do some first aid on my booboos. I retied the shoes, fell AGAIN, and re-scraped the original scrapes, meaning both elbows and both knees were terribly bloody and gross. I have knotted the shoestrings to avoid untying ever since!

Anonymous said...

You might be tying them wrong: http://www.shoe-lacing.com/shoelace/slipping.htm