Winter really wasn’t made for flip flops. Really, I should say flip flops really weren’t made to wear in the winter, but I think you should be able to wear flip flops all year round! Well, for a large portion of the earth’s population, this is a possibility, but if you live in a temperate climate, you might find your feet freezing without socks. Well, it turns out that some clever person came up with a solution to this little problem – flip flop socks!
Flip flop socks are just like a traditional sock, only they are sort of made like a pair of mittens. (Toe socks would be the equivalent to the glove.) There is a spot for your big toe, and then a spot for the rest of your toes. This allows the separator from the thong part of the flip flop to still go in between your big toe and your second toe. What a great idea, right? Well it turns out that flip flop socks aren’t really a new invention.
What we refer to as a flip flop sock, is commonly called a tabi sock in the Japanese culture. It seems that there are a lot of benefits to seperating your big toe from the rest. Mostly, you get a better sense of balance and grip which is very important in martial arts. Tabi socks are traditionally worn with tabi shoes, and the modern version of these shoes are commonly called ninja shoes. Now, just because we can wear tabi socks with flip flops does not mean that flip flops are ninja shoes. I hate to think of the consequences ninjas doing ninja things in flip flops! As long as you aren’t attempting to scale the side of a building under the cover of darkness requiring complete silence … you might want to check out what the tabi socks can do for you and your flip flops.
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