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Custard Shoes

For surfaces with variable texture & density
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When walking up a shallow stream or river, it's hard to keep your balance not just because of the slippery rocks, but also because each footstep brings an exciting unknown landing surface, such as a sharp rock jutting out of sand, smooth rocks around a jagged twig, etc. Combine the thixotropic properties of custard, plus a non-rip covering and voilà! A shoe that solidifies with sudden impact, but is soft and pliable (and comfy!) when walking on gentler surfaces.
Cr0esus47, Jun 12 2003


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       Not sure how the thixotropic bit affects it, but interesting nonetheless. Beanbag shoes would work too.
waugsqueke, Jun 12 2003
  


 

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