It must be how I sit because it doesn’t happen to my right foot.

  • sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    The sock topologically rotates because it remembers the wash spin cycle and the dryer.

    It becomes entangled.

    Socks which disappear in the dryer, well, they just do the equivalent of rotating beyond gimbal lock, in hyperdimensional space, of which our reality is merely a 3D shadow.

    … the ‘quantum spin’ theory of ‘socks doing somewhat odd things’.

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    Just get a new foot so this stops happening. I have some old, discount feet if you want one for cheap. Most are Australian, though I do have some Maltans in here, somewhere.

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      Pics? I may be interested, but I need to know if they are quality or not. Gotta make sure I’m not getting scammed.

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      Officer, right over here.

      (an offering of officer feet for your collection)

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    There’s a small beetle living in your shoe whose sole job is to slightly inconvenience you in any way possible. It has arrived on this method of podiatric torture.

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    You said “how you sit” which makes me think you’re not walking much. Do you rub your feet on the floor, carpet, shoe, other foot, etc? Stimming like that can rotate my socks, but I don’t have it happen when walking. I don’t exactly rub them in the same way

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    It’s actually your foot rotating inside the sock.

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      Oh yeah, yeah, definitely. I know some of these words!

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      Your left foot is probably slightly smaller than the right, so the sock is looser, and gets twisted.

      It’s common to have feet of different sizes. There’s nearly a half size difference between mine.

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      When I pointed it out to my wife and she just replied with, “I don’t know what you want me to do with that information,” I knew it was perfect for this community

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    If you are lost in the woods just follow the direction of your left sock otherwise you’ll end up walking in circles. /s

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    The skin mites on your left foot socialized and joined forces to shift your sock so they could share the most nourishing parts.
    The right foot’s ones may be more individualistic.

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    You need to buy a new foot.