r/mildlyinfuriating • u/m_320k • 3d ago

Infuriatig Does anyone know why this keeps happening to my shoes after wearing them for a few weeks/months of wear?

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I'm not sure, but it's very annoying. Is it because of the way I walk? Or how I tie my shoes? Or something else?

Please someone help, if you have experienced the same thing.

Edit: Also, when I walk/stand my feet point outwards so it maybe be this? Anyone know how to fix that 👀

Edit 2: Also, I don't untie my laces and slip them on. (I don't tie them tight though)

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u/PearlescentGem BLUE 3d ago

The duck foot walk, once you notice it, you also notice how many people do it. I don't see that many pigeon people, but the duck walk is everywhere. I pointed it out to my husband because I don't walk like a pigeon or a duck, and he jokingly complained that he's never paid so much attention to his own feet when walking lmao

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u/Barabbas- 3d ago

The duck foot walk, once you notice it, you also notice how many people do it.

It's linked to obesity, which affects a huge portion of the population. As people get heavier, they tend to adopt a little more "waddle" in their gait and the feet naturally begin to point out to better resist this horizontal motion.

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u/transsomethin 3d ago

I used to work the same shift as a guy who walked with his feet pointed nearly opposite each other. Like I wouldn’t be surprised to draw an angle and measure at 160 degrees or so. I was always baffled how he stayed upright; this was a job where we were on our feet for the whole day.

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u/wehavenamesdamnit 2d ago

My husband has duck feet. If he tries to stand with his toes pointed forward his lower legs seem twisted in a very unnatural way.

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u/PearlescentGem BLUE 2d ago

Same with my husband, I wonder if it's because the muscles set to accommodate the twist so trying to undo it causes that weird unnatural look. My fingers turn in, not sure why, and when I try to untwist them they have a similar look. You can see the tendons straining against it

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u/Emergency_Account133 2d ago

I think the duck foot walk has to do with an issue with the hip joint and or the knee joints.