Always with the shoes
Yes, I know everyone is sick of the Bush/Iraqi shoe incident.
I got many-a-lol out of it, but now I’m all for putting the shoe-flinging behind us.
But today, Wired’s Danger Room blog (I feel, this is the best/most interesting blog evar) posted the history of shoe-based weaponry, and it is surprisingly interesting.
Some highlights.
- A shoe is classified as a “hazardous” weapon because “Within the nonlethal community, it is generally accepted that any impact exceeding 58 foot-pounds of kinetic energy will result in a potential fatality.”
- There are international competitions for shoe-throwing, known as “Wellie Wanging.” The rules are odd.
- German saboteurs planned to use the heels of their boots to hide bombs, and of course there’s Richard Reid. (In other news, saboteur is my new favorite word.)
- And of course there’s Rosa Klebb and the obligatory Random Task.
