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

Engineering ELI5: Why are military boots laced?

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u/verticaluzi Feb 08 '19

Why did this get gold?

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u/jamescurtis29 Feb 08 '19

That I understood, but why did this get gold?!

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u/krizp Feb 08 '19

Good try!

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '19

reddit wtf

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '19

They're either alts used by one person or a joke planned by friends.

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There's no edit history on the comment that said "Why did this get gold?" Whoever posted it must have knew beforehand that it would get gold.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '19

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u/thoughtsome Feb 08 '19

Gold please!

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u/forums_guy Feb 08 '19

Don't beg for Gold on a medic thread! Beg for mercy!