Avneet Sethi

Say whatever, high heels are still here.

The endless list of surveys and studies done on high heels is not surprising. Here’s what been said:

1. High heels may improve sex drive – March 2008. I’m curious to know who funded the research…..

2. High heels cause accidents on station concourses – May 2008. ahem, this is actually believable.

3. High heels increase surgeries – May 2008. Fact.

4. High heels are number one cause for foot problems in women – May 2008

But does that scare women? Has the high heel trend gone down? Should it go down?

I love wearing heels myself. Though I have never fallen face down because of them, I have almost fallen innumerable times. Wearing heels is not that easy and can be really no fun at all if you are not sensible about them. I tried looking for any data on heels but didn’t get much. The most interesting post though was the high heel formula!

From EurekaAlert:

Based on your shoe size, the formula tells you the maximum height of heel you can wear without toppling over or suffering agonies.

h = Q•(12+3s /8)

h is the maximum height of the heel (in cm)
Q is a sociological factor and has a value between 0 and 1 (see below to work this out)
S is the shoe size (UK ladies sizes). This factor makes sure that the base of support is just good enough for an experienced and sober, high-heel wearer not to fall over.

Here’s another interesting note from Hypertextbook.com on high heels, the mighty weapon!

For comparison’s sake, would you rather your hand be pummeled by a herd of elephants or a group of angry women wearing high heels? The more logical answer in this case, that is you would rather take your chances on the high heels, is the wrong assumption. Don’t be intimidated by the enormous size of an elephant or fooled by the alluring high heel. The high heel can exert more than 15 times the pressure of an elephant’s foot. These immense pressures can range from 10 – 100 atm. So, if you ever get the opportunity to choose, be very wary that you won’t let the “pressure” get to you.

So, high heel admirers, when someone insults you, calls you as fat as an elephant perchance, teach them a lesson. Show them the true power of the almighty high heel.

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