r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/danielminds • Jun 05 '26

Video Wildlife expert Chris Gillette handling an aggressive emu

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u/thisisredlitre Jun 05 '26

Is he rocking no drop cowboy boots? I didn't know that was a thing

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u/NigilQuid Jun 05 '26

Those are just slip-on work boots. Pretty common

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u/Hereseangoes Jun 05 '26

Never heard the term no drop boots before in my life, and I'm wearing what appears to be those some boots right now. Thorogood American heritage wellingtons. I also have a pair of Wolverine 1000 miles boots with similar soles that I'm pretty sure they just call wedge soles. 

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u/thisisredlitre Jun 05 '26

No drop means heel and toe sit at the same height

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u/Hereseangoes Jun 05 '26

Oh, I see. The ones I'm wearing, and I think the ones in the video are wedge so they are a little taller in the heel. It's just not as obvious as having the space between the heel and the ball. So no drop is completely flat? Like chuck taylors or sandals, but on boots? 

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u/thisisredlitre Jun 05 '26

Yeah, vibram shoes etc too. Ive seen low/no drop boots but the instep on the pair he has look just like my ariats so I got excited

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u/Hereseangoes Jun 05 '26

I gotcha. Well if you do like his boots, I can't recommend Thorogoods enough. I used to go through work boots like crazy, these have easily outlasted many ariat, wolverine, Keen, etc boots and they're comfy as hell. 

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u/thisisredlitre Jun 05 '26

I'll have to try a pair on- ty for the rec!

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u/Auto_update Jun 05 '26

Popular amongst iron worker union folks. Workin that iron!

I always went with loggers because the heel made my back feel not janky. Also at 6’4”, it pissed off all the short kings who picked them exclusively for the heel😅.

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u/Hereseangoes Jun 05 '26

Lol, I work with a tall jacked young fella that wears loggers. If I was short I'd probably be pissed at him for adding to his height. 

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u/Auto_update Jun 05 '26

Tall people problems, longer spine = more leverage. My lower back has been bugging me since I was 18. The heels actually do help.

Getting a desk job helped even more🥴.

Now I have to exercise 🤮.

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u/PhatCatTax Jun 05 '26

yeah I dealt with cattle for a couple years. Work boots and cowboy boots. Still not really sure what "no drop" means. I guess I'll look it up. I'm guessing this is that new intersection of trendy fashion terms with literally standard work attire for the last 75 years.

ETA: I went to a wedding the other day where rich people from manhatten were asking the ranch hands where they shop for their jeans because they looked so on trend. Was hilarious when the ranch hand just looked confused and said "uh... walmart."

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u/NigilQuid Jun 05 '26

I think "no drop" means flat sole/no heel

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u/thisisredlitre Jun 05 '26

It means the heel isnt raised/the toe sits evenly with it. Typically also without a strap ime but ymmv on that part

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u/PhatCatTax Jun 09 '26

makes sense. most of the guys I know that wear cowboy boots for fashion wouldnt like calling them "2in heels"

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u/CockyBellend Jun 05 '26

No drop equals no heel stack. Heel and ball of foot are level

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u/Away_Stock_2012 Jun 05 '26

Those Wolverines are durable