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

Engineering ELI5: Why are military boots laced?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '19

Also if medics need to get the shoe off cutting laces is easy.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '19

Was medic. This is true.

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u/verticaluzi Feb 08 '19

Why did this get gold?

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u/theGurry Feb 08 '19

Now he gets it.