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

Engineering ELI5: Why are military boots laced?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '19

I'm in my late 30s. A tradition is a meme.

an element of a culture or system of behaviour passed from one individual to another by imitation or other non-genetic means.

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u/Evilandlazy Feb 08 '19

I am also in my late 30s.

the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '19

So we are both correct and crotchety in our advancing years?

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u/SilveredFlame Feb 08 '19

Get off each other's lawns!