When.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Locomotor effects of shoes - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotor_Effects_of_Shoes

    Such shoes as water socks, running sandals, moccasins, huaraches, dime-store plimsolls, Vibram FiveFingers footwear and other minimal running shoes have relatively thin soles but provide some protection. However minimal shoes do not give runners the same feedback from the plantar mechanoreceptors. Because of the greater protection they offer in ...

  3. Sneaker wave - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneaker_wave

    The unpredictability of sneaker waves and their tendency to arrive suddenly after lengthy periods of gentle, lapping waves makes it easy for them to surprise unwary or inexperienced beachgoers; [6] because they are much larger than preceding waves, sneaker waves can catch inattentive swimmers, waders, and other people on beaches and ocean jetties and wash them into the sea.

  4. Stick–slip phenomenon - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stick–slip_phenomenon

    The familiar squeak of basketball shoes on a wooden basketball court is caused by stick–slip motion. The stick–slip phenomenon, also known as the slip–stick phenomenon or simply stick–slip, is a type of motion exhibited by objects in contact sliding over one another. The motion of these objects is usually not perfectly smooth, but ...

  5. 30 Times People Reached Heights Of Cringe They Didn’t Know ...

    www.aol.com/50-embarrassing-cringey-moments...

    Kicked my shoe off on a bus, which sped 3 seats away. Had to get up with 1 shoe on, tap the person on the shoulder who was sitting in the seat my shoe landed under and ask them to get up so I ...

  6. Podiatrists and Fitness Pros Share the Most Comfortable ...

    www.aol.com/podiatrists-fitness-pros-share-most...

    Shop shoes from Adidas, Nike, Hoka, Brooks, and more popular brands. These are the most comfortable sneakers, according to a podiatrist and personal trainers. Shop shoes from Adidas, Nike, Hoka ...

  7. 15 Comfortable Sneakers to Wear All Day, Every Day - AOL

    www.aol.com/lifestyle/15-comfortable-sneakers...

    Shop the 15 most comfortable sneakers that are also stylish, including styles from Hoka, Nike, and more. ... 'All My Children' star Esta TerBlanche's cause of death revealed. Finance. Finance.

  8. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2012 ...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/...

    Posh people in the UK still have such accounts. The proprietor sends out the current invoice on the quarter (i.e., 3 month intervals) . By the time the invoice arrives and gets settled (paid), the shoes would have stopped squeaking. I would imagine grandma’s smile was due to the habit that old folks have, when the want to indicate that they ...

  9. Sneakers - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneakers

    The term "sneakers" is most commonly used in Northeastern United States, Central and South Florida, [4] [5] Australia, [6] New Zealand, and parts of Canada. However, in Australian, Canadian, and Scottish English, running shoes and runners are synonymous terms used to refer to sneakers, with the latter term also used in Hiberno-English.