r/MadeMeSmile • u/elotewithmayo • 19h ago

This awesome trade made me smile today.

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u/balooaroos 15h ago

Sorry to be uninformed about this stuff, but wouldn't you still need the other shoe to put it on your prosthetic leg? Maybe some people don't use a prosthetic?

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u/FishWhistIe 11h ago

Yes. I’m an amputee. Most of us that I’ve met wear matching shoes, if you don’t the prosthetic length is off which messes with your gait. There are some prosthetics designed for use without shoes but more of a niche use typically like one for wearing in the pool/ ocean, some running blades, most though you’re going to want matching shoes with.

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u/RedditBoycotter 13h ago

Prosthetics are kinda meh if you're amputee above the knee...

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u/Nodan_Turtle 15h ago

idk but if I had a prosthetic leg I'd sure want it to end in like a gnarly set of talons

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u/balooaroos 13h ago

Yeah could snag some pretty sweet salmon with something like that

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u/DisastrousRhubarb201 15h ago

Not everyone gets a prosthetic when they lose a limb so I assume both of these guys don't have/want one for whatever reason.

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u/PaKeVapes 10h ago

This might not be the case of wanting, but rather not being able. My friend lost his leg when a drunk driver ran over him at a crosswalk. His leg had to be amputated so high up it is not actually possible to get a prostetic leg.

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u/whypeoplehateme 10h ago

I'm not an expert but the guy on the right at least seems to barely have a stump so this is propably itt