Why Do You See So Many Shoes Wrapped Around Power Lines?

IFL Science ^ | JULY 19, 2024 | Rachael Funnel

[Bullish]

I always figured people did it just for the fun of trying to hook them like a skill game... I never put any more meaning to it than that.

[subterfuge]

That’s what I’m talking about! We can always count on you Red. I had no idea about the pantie tree history. First one I saw actually was in Vail. I always thought it had something to do with the young women you’d see skiing in bikinis or bikini tops. Cultural/ski bum sorta thing. We always do spring skiing in April. Or used to.

[rxh4n1]

“sweet lord .... used to be a custom on the last day of school to throw your old gym shoes over the wires. that’s all. nothing more, nothing less.”

I remember kids doing this in the ‘60s. Getting rid of the stinky old things.

[ops33]

I remember seeing that on AF bases.

[Pennsyltucky Boy]

Climate change.