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Shoes technology seems to have reached a point where, The Shoe has become composed of numerous layers. These layers, so say the shoe industry, bestow attractive attributes upon their shoes. As a simple breakdown, the outer layers generally provide protection and aesthetics while the numerous inner
layers provide increased performance and cushioning.
Although all that is satisfactory, if shoes are to be layered in this fashion, they should also provide dessication.
A simple dessication rack, for dehydrating or drying organic matter or what have you, is composed of several layers. There is a layer of substance, which rests upon a screen (yet another layer!) for vapour to precipitate, followed by a layer of chemical desiccant, followed by another screen (yet another!) then a final reservoir of all the liquid condensation.
It is in this way that Desiccant shoes ought to be designed. The foot is the substance to be dessicated, the insole shall be the second layer, followed by a layer of chemical desiccant (which is often supplied with shoes anyway, and nobody knows what to do with (accept not to eat it!)), and then the sole of the shoe which will contain and dispense with resulting liquid via a valvular mechanism of cunning design indeed!
Benefits of such a marvellous shoe include: increased air circulation, cool and dry feet, less need to laundry clothing items of a footy nature, decreased foot odour, and finally, a use for regrettably delicious chemical dessicant.
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The thing about dessicants like silica
gel (the stuff in the packets) is that they
absorb water but then hang on to it, at
least until they are heated. As far as I
know, you can't recycle a dessicant
simply by squeezing it (like you can a
sponge). |
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So, your dessicant trainers are just
going to get heavier and heavier as they
absorb more and more water.
Eventually, the dessicant will be
saturated and will have to be baked in
an oven to remove the water. |
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And you can eat the stuff in the
packets, regardless. |
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As your feet dessicate, you will need
smaller and smaller shoes. Perhaps
velcro straps would allow you to cinch
them up. |
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I see a paradox with that statement, bung. As your feet dessicate, you're going to need smaller and smaller shoes. But as the shoes absorb it all, they're going to get bigger and bigger... Sounds like a no-win sitiation, if'n yur askin me! |
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As your feet shrink the inside of the shoes will expand reducing their volume (the ouside being a non-expansive shell material): perfect trade-off. |
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Ah, I see now. It's so obvious, too. Good call, rcarty. |
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Sadly not. You feet's moisture will be
replenished through your circulatory
system, and hence the gel will continue to
absorb and expand whilst your feed stay
the same size. Eventually, your feet will be
squeezed until all circulation is cut off, at
which point some kind of equilibrium will
have been reached. |
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All it needs to have is a way to change the silica. Insoles maybe.
[+] Now I have to find out where to get some of those packets, I hate sweaty shoes (oddly enough they don't stink). |
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I thought this was what socks were for, by the way. Absorb the sweat, then change your socks and wash the old ones. Keeps your shoes from getting sweaty, it really does. |
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The sweat gets through the socks. And thicker socks make people sweat more. |
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