dantheclamman@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoArchaeologists Keep Finding Massive Shoes at an Ancient Roman Fort—and They Have No Idea Why They're So Bigwww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down11
arrow-up1138arrow-down1external-linkArchaeologists Keep Finding Massive Shoes at an Ancient Roman Fort—and They Have No Idea Why They're So Bigwww.smithsonianmag.comdantheclamman@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareIlovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·2 months ago Since May, archaeologists working at Magna have unearthed eight massive leather shoes that each measure more than 11.8 inches long. So four pairs? Was there one gigantic dude there that kept losing his shoes?
minus-squareflamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 months ago11.8 inches is about 30 cm or size 47 in the european system. Which is big but not unheard of. I personally know 2 people wearing similar shoe sizes. Very possible it’s just one guy who kept losing shoes.
minus-squareHellfire103@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months ago11.8 inches is about a foot.
minus-squareJerb322@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months ago“It’s not 12”, but it smells like a foot."
minus-squareIlovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoI’d never really thought about this, but most people’s feet are significantly shorter than a foot, aren’t they?
minus-squareHellfire103@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoYep! I have heard that the Romans had big feet, though.
So four pairs? Was there one gigantic dude there that kept losing his shoes?
11.8 inches is about 30 cm or size 47 in the european system. Which is big but not unheard of. I personally know 2 people wearing similar shoe sizes. Very possible it’s just one guy who kept losing shoes.
11.8 inches is about a foot.
“It’s not 12”, but it smells like a foot."
Just like my penis
I’d never really thought about this, but most people’s feet are significantly shorter than a foot, aren’t they?
Yep! I have heard that the Romans had big feet, though.
You mean 29 31/32 cm
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