Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 months agoMy socks. The left foot indicator is on the right side of the sock. The right indicator is on the left side of the sock.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down175
arrow-up141arrow-down1imageMy socks. The left foot indicator is on the right side of the sock. The right indicator is on the left side of the sock.lemmy.worldGhostalmedia@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-29 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareMrJameGumb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up93·edit-29 months agoThat’s probably so it’s easier to see them instead of being hidden on the outside edge of your foot I’m guessing?
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down5·9 months agoWhy not in the center of the socks then?
minus-squareFermion@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33·9 months agoBecause the way you probably raise your foot toward you when putting on your socks ends up with that spot pointing toward your eyes. As to how that helps before you’ve actually got the sock on, you’ll have to ask the designer.
minus-squareGhostalmedia@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down3·9 months agoThis guy socks.
minus-squarefuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·9 months agoSo they’re right next to each other when you’re looking at them.
minus-squareMrJameGumb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoI’m not entirely sure. I’ve never had socks that were labeled left and right like that so this is all just my best guess. Maybe they were trying to keep it discreet?
That’s probably so it’s easier to see them instead of being hidden on the outside edge of your foot I’m guessing?
Why not in the center of the socks then?
Because the way you probably raise your foot toward you when putting on your socks ends up with that spot pointing toward your eyes.
As to how that helps before you’ve actually got the sock on, you’ll have to ask the designer.
This guy socks.
So they’re right next to each other when you’re looking at them.
I’m not entirely sure. I’ve never had socks that were labeled left and right like that so this is all just my best guess. Maybe they were trying to keep it discreet?