why do people hang shoes on powerlines?
487682
Iv never done it myself but when i was little my friends did and there trainers are still there today ....... and now when i visit my mum i see them and it brings back great childhood memories. so maybe its childish thing to do and silly but brings back memories when ur older that are irreplaceable.
946508
I call it proper punishment.\nIf you touch something and get grounded, you probably shouldn't have touched it. Didn't momma teach you not to touch things that don't belong to you?\n\nYou're discharging a static electricity charge from your body to ground. \nAs you walk around your shoes build a static charge on your skin. If the humidity is low your body doesn't discharge the static as readily as it would if it were more humid.\nWhen you touch something metal your body is discharging the energy back to earth.
985842
Covering junctions on electric wiring for one.  Very useful in electronics and cara electrics (wiring a audio/video system, car alarm etc.)\n\nMakes a cleaner finish than electrician tape!
194692
No they wear it to "hang loose".
120831
They are wires that carry high voltage electricity over long distances before it reaches your house at a much lower voltage.
353840
What sort of shoes are you wearing, you are making static elecricity and its not escaping to earth
973188
It is just a thought and I don't know where you live but when winter hits, it causes the air to have less moisture in it. Consequently, the less humid air causes more static electricity. Walking on carpets with shoes that have rubber soles makes it happen some how. The electricity comes from the friction between your boots and the carpet. It won't hurt you and it won't cause you to get struck by lightening.
714990
I believe that part of it is because the lines are covered with a coating that prevents them from being electrocuted. But, I've never been up there, so I don't know for sure.\n\n-EA
501055
Probably like a Foot Locker or something like that.
786876
I have a shoes off rule in my house.  Nobody is allowed inside until their shoes are off.  When guests come over most will see me in my socks and all the shoes at the door and just automatically take off their shoes.  I have a lot of friends who visit frequently and they all know about the rule so they always remember to kick off their shoes on their way in.  For first time visitors I try to be outside when they arrive so that way I can invite them in and take off my shoes in front of them.  Usually people will ask "Do you want me to take off my shoes."  To which I reply that would be great we never wear shoes in the house.  I have actually had some people become shoes off homes themselves after visting me and seeing how clean it really keeps the house.  I love just walking around in my socks.
947288
because they aren't touching the ground or anything else touching the ground.
171488
i walk around my house for a short period of time with ankle weights on, but don't use them in public.  don't use them to long or they could hurt your legs.
168019
I think it's so that you can get a better grip on it (sort of like fingerprints) and not drop it on your toe, because that really hurts.\n\nGood question by the way.  :)
1059903
Tree Branches.....\n\nThey switched because power lines are uniform in size, easy to grip, and there are no leaves in the way so you can see if a predator is sneaking up on you, or spot a tasty snack easier.
495628
Because these neighborhoods have very LARGE birds. And these birds eat humans in the middle of the night. They can digest everything but the shoes so when they are perching on those phone lines and they have to go pooh, out comes the white stuff... and the shoes.\nAnd they hang there because the laces get knotted up in their digestive tracts.
1116309
they actually have wooden things that stretch ur shoes. I can't remember where I saw them, just search online
466975
blow them out of their shoes, or whatever they wear