Never Trust a Fart or These Indestructible Shoes

We have all seen the ads for these indestructible shoes and I've always wondered what makes them indestructible so I bought a pair to cut them in half. I also decided last minute to do a puncture test of the utmost scientific quality to see how many pounds of force it takes to push a nail through the indestructible shoes.

#indestructible #amazonshoes #amazon

[danielpilar]

The advertisement tests stepping on multiple nails actually spreads the pressure decreasing the chances of getting a puncture. At least that's what I think.

[hedening]

I don't trust a single ad from Instagram, FB, or TikTok, period

[Personalinfo]

Also you have to realize they advertise them stepping on multiple nails at once. This distributes the weight. It's the same way you can lay on a bed of nails without being hurt.

[ElvenSonic]

When I worked at Fed Ex, we were very much actively encouraged to specifically purchase these shoes. They had ads for them on every screen in the warehouse, all of the managers wore them, and at orientation they had a QR code for the website they had everybody scan to purchase shoes from.

My pair was around $45. It lasted about a month, and I worked ~part time hours with some overtime (30-35 hours a week). It did not stop nails and other sharp objects from piercing the shoes. the steel toe bent and injured my toes. They were extremely uncomfortable, and even with the cheap insole, id leave my 6-7 hour shift with borderline crippling foot pain.

And I obviously wasn’t the only one. Pretty much everyone I talked to their hated these shoes and opted to get either more comfortable shoes or more durable work boots after they inevitably fell apart after a month. Management still swore by them though, and called us clumsy and stupid. Have to think if there was some kind of incentive or something.

ps fed ex sucks for the love of god don’t work there

[Revelatus]

The advertising for these is really dangerous and unethical. It's only a matter of time until somebody buys these and stomps on a nail to show off their 'indestructible' shoes and ends up in the ER. These things are a lawsuit ticking timebomb. Thanks for making this video and exposing these for what they are, you're doing a good thing.

[aslamc]

This is like a little mini Mythbusters episode. I love the work you put into these videos and how you’re completely up front about your limitations in testing and how well you explain everything. To the point that someone like me, who hasn’t been near shop equipment since the 8th grade can still understand all your results and your testing methods.

[austinwanner]

i saw these like a year ago and i never trusted them. they seem super sketchy. frankly i don't trust anything advertised on youtube

[fredericv]

Talking about puncture resistance of PVC soles while wearing a Vibram cap. That sarcasm is legendary. :D

[CEROtian]

This kind of shoe reminds of those worn by those workers in my parent's factory back in China. Most of them can't afford or just unwilling to pay the money for work shoes like Timberland, so they choose this kind of shoes which are often made by the factories that used to produce military canvas shoes before the Chinese army updated its uniform. Very cheap, probably less than five dollars. This shoe has a somewhat breathable upper which is an upgrade, but I highly doubt it is anything significant in terms of an increase in production cost.

[BillPickle]

I've been watching so much Project Farm recently and I think a similar style of testing and objectively establishing pros and cons of similar products could make for a good side series for this channel

[demonsangells]

I bought these for 40 euros two months ago. I'm an Extruder Operator (plastic extrusion) so I have no dealings with nails, but it has protected my toes from heavy items falling on them, quite a few times already. They are light, easy to put on and off, they don't slip, and there's good air flow.
Overall, I'd say they are fairly priced shoes that get the job done.

[nathanboyea]

Great video. I’ve been selling work boots for over 10 years and I cannot even begin to tell you how big of scam this shoe is. I don’t have enough time to list half of them. First of all never trust a puncture resistant shoe or boot that doesn’t have a green ‘CSA’ triangle on the tongue. The puncture resistant material should be at lest 10 times thicker, even then, thinner nails like roofing nails will still make it thru with enough weight. A half decent work shoe shouldn’t flex like that, it means whoever made this shoe knows nothing about footwear, or they were too cheap to use the extra materials and labor. I am shocked that these are still allowed on the market in the USA. This company will have a class action lawsuit filed against them.

[scalyscallion]

I think it's really awesome that you go through all that effort to try test these things with whatever you have

[xenonram]

I just got my thread and needles today, Weston. Thanks. I didn't know you were going to be fulfilling those personally. Thank you!

[Mason-hsoz]

Thanks for showing what these are about! Appreciated the shout out to one of my favorite channels, project farm.

[mikekolasa]

This is the perfect clip you watch at 3 am after randomly watch bunch of different videos

[christianhill]

I got a pair of those as a cheap shoe I could wear to my food service job. One difference though: they were not branded and I got them for 5 bucks. They are actually pretty nice, though they definitely aren't meant for intense labor work.

[LstEngineer]

I have a pair of these. Although I appreciate that they are lighter than a gimmicky work boot, they haven't been holding up well. I have never put them in a destructive environment, but they are starting to lose their soles and unravel from about 5 months of normal walking around the shop.

[jdyahoo]

This is far more scientific than some of those tiktok, IG, and FB videos. you are like the mythbuster for shoes...

[newlifewithin]

nice vid man! I've been curious about these shoes, so seeing these real world tests is very helpful and informative :)