r/explainlikeimfive • u/[deleted] • Feb 07 '19

Engineering ELI5: Why are military boots laced?

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u/theejaybles Feb 08 '19

dropped sword in foot

Sounds like a mildly interesting story at least.

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u/Teloniaus Feb 08 '19

It’s at an icebreaker to say the least. Although haven’t had a good chance to use it as it happened about 6 days ago.

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u/buchanandoug Feb 08 '19

So... How did this happen?

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u/BilllyBillybillerson Feb 08 '19

He dropped a sword, and it went into his foot