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Stuart G

(38,726 posts)
Sun Aug 22, 2021, 03:17 PM Aug 2021

Why Human feet with sneakers wash up on Pacific Northwest ..warning: very very Weird...

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-doctor-explains-why-sneakers-153314388.html

Since 2007, at least 20 human feet in sneakers have washed up on the coastline of the Pacific Northwest.

Conspiracy theories about the Salish Sea feet discoveries previously blamed a serial killer with a foot fetish.

But, as a British doctor explained to his 4m TikTok followers, it's most likely the result of modern sneaker designs.

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A video of a doctor unraveling the mystery of why sneakers containing severed feet keep appearing on the beaches of the Pacific Northwest has gone viral on TikTok.

At least 20 human feet have washed up on the coastline of the Salish Sea, which stretches from Canada's British Columbia to the US State of Washington, since August 2007, the Mirror reported.

Yes, this one is real and honest....read the entire article to get the point. Yes, this is .....
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Me.

(35,454 posts)
9. Ha, Must Not Have Read Down Far Enough
Sun Aug 22, 2021, 03:54 PM
Aug 2021

I didn't get much past scavengers being the culprits for the separation.

Thanks

Irish_Dem

(55,825 posts)
10. Like you, I wondered how the bodies got to the bottom of the ocean in the first place.
Sun Aug 22, 2021, 03:58 PM
Aug 2021

I would think they could do DNA testing and see if these are missing persons.

underpants

(186,298 posts)
5. A bit more since you couldn't post it. Fascinating
Sun Aug 22, 2021, 03:34 PM
Aug 2021

According to entomologist Gail Anderson, human feet and hands often detach from the rest of the body when in water, but they rarely float.

The buoyancy of modern sneakers, Raj said, is what makes them float and, eventually, wash up on the shores of the Pacific Northwest.

Sneakers made in the last decade often have gas-filled pockets in their soles makes them particularly unsinkable, according to National Geographic.

Baitball Blogger

(47,716 posts)
8. Great. So now we know if you're on the high seas and think you're going to be the victim
Sun Aug 22, 2021, 03:49 PM
Aug 2021

of foul play, put a note in a sandwich bag with details and stick it in your tennis shoes.

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