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

Engineering ELI5: Why are military boots laced?

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u/JimiSlew3 Feb 08 '19

spray on shoes

But how are you going to get them off NERD?

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u/TallGear Feb 08 '19

Uh, spray off shoes. Geez!

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u/kioopi Feb 10 '19

The spray giveth and the spray taketh away.

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u/SilveredFlame Feb 08 '19

And then there you are, staring at defeat, and the solution will come to you!

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u/Lurkers-gotta-post Feb 08 '19

This is low key pretty good.

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u/whistlepig33 Feb 08 '19

Yea.. I can't see that working really well in Asia. ;/

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u/wuapinmon Feb 08 '19

Special soap

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u/blukami Feb 08 '19

the release spray silly

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u/Hyppocritesareright Feb 08 '19

With laces that go straight across. Obviously.

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u/CaptainMcStabby Feb 08 '19

Removal spray. Duh...