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[-] brown567@sh.itjust.works 60 points 2 weeks ago
[-] jayk@lemmy.ca 30 points 2 weeks ago

is it not supposed to be??

[-] saltesc@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago

Without looking into the actual stats, it's so incredibly common it's normal. There are pedantic pros and cons to both; it's trivial. But more people have a second toe shorter than the first.

[-] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Mac@mander.xyz 9 points 2 weeks ago

Feet causing you problems?
Pedantics.

[-] inbeesee@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago
[-] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

Sorry to rain on the parade... but ya'll know that the prefix indicating something pertains to the foot or ankle is pod-, right?

Podiatry. Podiatrist.

Ped- refers to children.

Pediatrician. Pediatrics.

[-] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Wait... what is a pedometer counting????

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[-] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

It just makes a lot of shoes and socks uncomfortable and it’s bad for your back

[-] Soup@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

From what I’ve been seeing I think a lot of shoes are just uncomfortable as-is. My longer big toe gets pushed around by the side of a slimmer shoe and shoes in generally aren’t quite wide enough around the toes for most people’s feet.

[-] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

Shoes are fucking horrible. There is no reason we should be shaping our feet to match our shoes. It's like a way less extreme version of Chinese foot binding, but it's so common it's insane. Bunions and foot pain aren't normal, they're normalized. Wide toe boxes! We need wide toe boxes!

Thank you for attending my Toe Talk

[-] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I have duck feet, and always assumed 'wide' shoes were just how a well fitting shoe was supposed to feel.

Then I bought a cheap pair of barefoot style shoes, which often have ridiculously large toeboxes that some people avoid just due to how they look.

It was nirvana; finally, a shoe that truly fit! I can never go back now.

Also @Soup@lemmy.world, you might wanna try some if you haven't!

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[-] callyral@pawb.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

Ok, this is an exaggerated (and badly drawn) drawing, but do people wear shoes like in option 2? Or do I just have comfortable shoes??

Low quality diagram with a drawing of 1. foot in shoe, there is space in front of the toes; 2. foot in shoe, the toes are comically squished.

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[-] Wrench@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Wait, it's bad for your back? Why?

My lower back problems started pretty young. Never would have thought my stupid long long toes would be related.

[-] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

It effects your posture, gait, and weight distribution which all effect the pressure and strain on your spine

[-] noodlejetski@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Lawdoggo@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

The Culture section of that article is a wild ride. Like phrenology for feet.

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[-] Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Don't listen to them. These weirdos just have extra long foot thumbs

[-] proudblond@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago

My mom has longer second toes, and she always said “It’s a sign you’re descended from royalty.” She also said stuff like “An ancestor ran away with an Indian princess” and “We’re descended from Sir Francis Drake” so my mom, though I love her, does not have a fully-functioning bullshit sensor.

[-] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Dunno, kinda sounds like shes bullshitting you

[-] proudblond@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

The toe thing was definitely a little tongue-in-cheek, but the other two she seemed to fully believe. When I pointed out that Drake didn’t have any children, or at least not legitimized, she acted confused and said it was something that the family had always said. Well… someone was bullshitting someone!

[-] knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 weeks ago

I'm one of those. It sucks. I keep breaking them.

[-] SuzyQ@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

I've only ever broken one bone... And it was the tip of my second toe on my right foot.

[-] DokPsy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

All I'm hearing is that you guys have inferior skeletal systems which is completely unrelated to the toe length

[-] knobbysideup@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

Your big toe is the protector. Have you never stubbed your toe? Now imagine that the little one is the one that gets hit instead. Snap.

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[-] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Really? My mortons toe is a good amount longer than my big toe, but neither foots has ever been hurt. Also, my toes are very controllable and I can pick up all sorts of stuff. They're sweet.

[-] Wrench@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Never broken a toe, but both my long 2nd toes are curled. I have size 13s as an adult, and I remember outgrowing shoes frequently but still wearing them past when I should have because I hated shoe shopping. I think I basically bound m y feet out of laziness.

[-] higgsboson@dubvee.org 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I used to think the same thing about my toes, even down thinking I did it myself ...

Then I had kids who have my weird curled toes too, and I know damned well Ive never let them wear shoes that are too small. Theyre just built that way.

[-] scytale@lemm.ee 10 points 2 weeks ago

My own personal no-evidence theory is that if the person has particularly long fingers, their second toe will be longer than their first.

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I comply with this theory.

[-] Nasan@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

Hello fellow Mo-Toe-er

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[-] T156@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

No?

At least in my experience, I've never looked at someone and wondered what their feet look like.

Or realistically, what any covered-up part of them looks like.

[-] And009@reddthat.com 8 points 2 weeks ago

Ngl, had me in the first half

[-] Jarix@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

My friend just had part of his toe amputated.

Like an hour ago maybe not even....

[-] And009@reddthat.com 8 points 2 weeks ago

Can you tell by looking at his face?

[-] Jarix@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Not why i commented but I'll answer anyway, i cannot

[-] Makeshift@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago

What? It’s not like, everyone? Huh. TIL.

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[-] Futurama@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

I'm a half and half. Left foot has a shorter second toe, right foot has a longer one.

[-] MinorLaceration@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

We're gonna need you to pick a side.

[-] RangerJosie@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

No, but I will now....

[-] crmsnbleyd@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago

New form of racism unlocked

[-] whome@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 2 weeks ago
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[-] NerdyPopRocks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I was always told people with a long second toe have dominant personalities

[-] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah but can you wiggle your little toes independently?!

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

It would be pretty neat to be able to flip someone off with your hands and feet.

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