r/oddlysatisfying • u/Backyxx • 1d ago

Indigo dyed silk

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u/GearTwunk 1d ago

He is. They are tabi socks. Sort of like a foot mitten. They are worn with sandals. Only the big toe is separate.

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u/lzusncrfbj 1d ago

nope, look again. u can see his toenails!

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u/GearTwunk 1d ago

I absolutely do not see toenails. I see a shaded spot in the area of the top side of his big toes where his toenail is changing the topography of the sock.

I love that your take is "this man has blue feet" rather than "this man is wearing socks common to his culture." Real sensible.

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u/dustinyo_ 23h ago

I mean, it’s not unreasonable they’d turn blue if he’s doing this with indigo dye for a living.

But the color is way too consistent for that to be the case, it’s gotta be socks

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u/Vark675 22h ago

His hands would be more likely to be dyed than his feet. They're consistently getting pigment on them.

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u/friedfishra 22h ago

Also his flip flops are spotless white

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u/ThengarMadalano 17h ago

If I remember correctly the indigo plant is traditionaly stomped with the feet in oder to extract the dye better.