• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    4 days ago

    Oh that unlocked a memory.

    I used to work on a construction site and everyone wore steel toed boots, anyway one time it was very cold and some guy decided to lick the toe of his boot to see if it would stick to his tongue. It did.

    They were always a pain for being cold I remember. In a hot country they’d probably burn your toes. There’s a reason most people don’t wear metal shoes.

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      4 days ago

      Around here temperature varies from under -30c to over +30c depending on what season it is and construction workers still wear them every work day.

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      4 days ago

      the steel toe is usually underneath the leather/fabric… what kind of cartoon-ass boots you guys wearing?

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        This was back in the '90s so I don’t really remember the details and I wasn’t actually there to witness it, just the aftermath. I assume the boot leather just wore down.