It is believed that wearing flip-flops all the time leads to overstressed tendons and an overworked arch.

Schlapfen is a noun, and nouns are capitalized in German; I fixed it. Sasata ( talk) 01:40, 15 October 2012 (UTC) Reply [ reply ]

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Despite the thongs’ strong identification with Australia, details of its exact arrival here are not easy to pin down. In Mesopotamian, the strap comes in between the third and fourth toes. There was also the Paduka, popular in India as a type of flip-flop with no straps and a little knob between the first and second toes.

Double pluggers, though, are fitted to the bottom of the sandal at two points, and thus are double plugged. Certain flip-flops have soles that are more durable and accommodate the foot arch. But in the end, Crocs prevail as the superior shoe because of their improved comfortable features and longevity. Conclusion If you were to ask any Australian what the slang for flip flops is, they would almost certainly say thong. If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool. In the "Health and medical implication" section, I'd like to see more WP:MEDRS-compliant sources used for claims about increased susceptibility to injury, rather than the news sources that are currently usedIn that way, they look a lot like underwear thongs, with three straps going in different directions. Thong is an Australian word that means restraint. It is a piece of rubber, leather, or hide used to secure the feet inside of shoes.

The essential word here is comfortable, which can mean some people can go out with their shoes when it’s around 60 degrees Fahrenheit. While for others, it might mean a high temperature, like up to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Can you wear flip-flops in March? I have never had a problem or anyone else question citations to about.com before. The article lists the author who wrote it and the date of publication. They actually seem to do their research on a wide variety of topics. WTF? ( talk) 15:49, 9 October 2012 (UTC) Reply [ reply ] They are one of the oldest shoe designs in the world. For years, Australians have adored this functional yet liberating shoe. Why do Australians call flip-flops thongs?The word itself has its origins in Old English and German, though when it entered the Australian slang lexicon to mean flip flop is not precisely clear. This review is transcluded from Talk:Flip-flops/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review. Flip-flops have a Y-shaped material that runs through the middle of the big and second toes to hold the feet in place. The shape bears many similarities to the thong, which is why flip-flops are called thongs. What did flip-flops use to be called? This is a review article (a good WP:secondary source) that spends a paragraph discussing flip-flops; some of the material in the Health section could be sourced to this (instead of news sources): They may also lead to ankle sprains and broken bones." What is the subject of "they"? (the previous sentence was about injuries)

Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20150518100516/http://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/oldnavy.html to http://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades/oldnavy.html This style of footwear has been worn by many cultures throughout the world" do cultures wear flips flops, or rather the people in those cultures?

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Naturally, then, Australians do also call thongs since they wouldn’t have had the basis for the slang otherwise! I have capitalized Havaianas and Jandals, since they are trademarked proper nouns. I cannot find evidence that "schlapfen" is a trademark or company name, so it is not capitalized. WTF? ( talk) 16:06, 9 October 2012 (UTC) Reply [ reply ] Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20130522024839/http://www.asbweb.org/conferences/2009/pdf/983.pdf to http://www.asbweb.org/conferences/2009/pdf/983.pdf During the 1940s the technology for mass-producing synthetic rubber was developed, and this undoubtedly increased dissemination and influence of the humble flip flop. However, it was not until around the same time Hawaii became the official 50th state of the USA in 1959 that thongs became a globally recognised symbol of leisure. Downunderfoot The ancient Greeks and Romans wore flip-flops as well. Roman sandals had the strap between the second and third toes, and Greek sandals had the strap between the first and the second toes.