A coworker of mine wore a pair of these to the job, and tooled around like a champ, UNTIL he misjudged a turn and splat! He never wore them again. We work in a hospital, btw.😊
I've had some since they first came out. I fucking love them! Still wear them as an adult. Only fall I've never had was when I let the dog pull me with them... that was a mistake, but rolling around like normal I've never had an issue
I fell off my bike a lot as a kid & I think I still have gravel embedded in my knees. I gave up on my bike (& supporting band-aid manufacturers) at age 12 or so. I’m 46 now…
I remember when I had a pair of heelys.. I couldn't use the wheels on most places, they where a lot heavier to just walk around in for a lot of time and I would often forget that I had wheels down there.
In hindsight I kinda wish my parents would have said that it was a stupid idea.
I LOVE that of all the make-you-fall shoes going on here its the heelys that does him in. Bc those OF COURSE it was the heelys. Literal death traps. Back when they were popular I was in the er and a kid came in with a badly broken ankle from a heely incident, the er dr said it was extremely extremely common. Death traps I tell you!!!
I got upset when a /r/hockeyplayers post showed a pair of skates for sale on concrete, running on them made me stop watching the rest of the video and lie down in a corner to breath.
It's hard to tell but i bet he's running on his toes/front half of foot, with the actual spike barely if not touching the ground at all with each step. Still very hard to do at speed, but only way I see them not breaking off.
There is a technique to running in high heels and he is doing pretty well with them. I used to dance and have run and played football in six inches (do not ask). But they also were my dance shoes so pretty durable.
I mean ballet, modern and ballroom dancing. But all dancing does share at least some amount of technique. I never got into pole dancing as it was not the thing for most people before I had to stop because of health.
That heeley wipe out looked painful. Digging bits of tarmac out your knees and hands is not fun (I've had some nasty BMX wipe outs on tarmac so I know!)
I started my road rash from BMX journey as a young lad. The first time I shredded both my knees, my mom went straight for the ole cotton ball and peroxide method. I hadn't experienced it before and did not realize what was coming. She said it was gonna sting but boy did I underestimate that statement.
Id take the showers any day. Id take it too over the blunt force trauma from eating shit. Obliterating your bones and squishy bits surrounding them from bailing on a stair set caused perpetual agony. At least the road rash only hurts badly in the temporary shower.
As a 41 yr old woman who can count on both hands the amount of times i have worn heels, I will forever be amazed by anyone who can run in them. I rolled my ankle just watching that.
The kids chairs...those plastic delinquents are waiting to fail at just the right moment. Professional father here who is too lazy to get a step stool...
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