Have you ever noticed that thin layer of felt on the bottom of a pair of Converse sneakers? It gets torn up almost immediately, of course, as you walk on the shoes. So, why is it there in the ...

“Why do Converse have felt on the bottom of their shoes?” According to Carroll, the material used “has to do with taxes and tariffs.” What do Converse have to do with taxes and tariffs?

How about several decades before that, when kids still strapped roller skates onto their shoes? Well ... Skate The skates roll on three rollerblade wheels, arranged in a delta formation ...

But more recently the focus of that fight has shifted firmly to the sole, with the biggest strides being made on the bottom half of your shoes ... you won’t have to spend as much to get a ...