Adidas slides are the world’s most uncomfortable sandals that refuse to die
LA TimesThey’re the most stubborn of sandals — always a little out of place. Adidas slides: They’re easy to see in my mind’s eye, the black or blue plastic of the thick, spiky footbed and single strap across the foot, the contrasting white of the three stripes on top, the Adidas trefoil or brand name stamped on the side. He yelled that Eric’s whole outfit was wrong, especially the slides — the reason golf shoes had cleats was so your feet didn’t move as you swung. Eric waved away his concerns and assured him the look was “gangsta.” We were all terrible at golf, so it was hard to say whether golf cleats would’ve helped our games. But they’re equally famous because of how uncomfortable many find them, almost like an endurance test, the way ascetics lie on beds of nails.
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