Never in my life have I seen someone put laces through those. 😂

Never let them know your next move: *Wears slippers so all can interfere from all directions*

You forgot to mention that Flip flops were invented because Converse didn’t put enough holes in the side.

You're not gonna convince me there's a single living soul who didn't already know this

those holes makes shoes breedable, got it

Doing anything active in converse sounds like a nightmare ☠️

They are drain holes. They let the water out when you go fishing in the crick.

There’s no way they were for that, I swear those were the sweatiest shoes I’ve ever owned in my life 😂

I thought that was one of the easiest assumptions ever

"Those holes makes shoe breathable" -Zack

"More breathable" Me: uses the shoe as a mask 💀

No they're speed holes. They make you run faster

This is also a similar reason for crocs

"have you ever noticed that water is wet?"

Using the holes for laces sounds like Gen Z has been watching Five Minute Hacks.

It's so strange how things that used to be common knowledge become new discoveries to the younger generations.

Puddle: Allow me to introduce myself

This guy really needs a new comment section

This feels like kind of one of those "no shit" moments.

It blows my mind that men used to wear Converse to play basketball in. They have no arch support! I used to wear them all the time and my feet would hurt so much after a lot of walking.

The owners of Wikipedia need to handover Wikipedia to Zack

Man that was the theory I came up with in preschool. Then I heard about the shoelace thing and thought I was misinformed.

Jungle boots have holes too. Also for ventilation.

75 years later this guy pops out and notices this...... his mom must be proud!

those holes are so annoying if you live somewhere where there is a really bad rainy season😭

Rolling ankles in since 1908

Fun fact, certain military boots have those same holes, but covered with grating. They are there to let water drain out of the boot. We called them jungle boots (at least while I was in).

This was the extent of shoe technology back in the 50's. Be thankful

"If there's a hole, there's a goal" - Master Oogwgay

No wonder why there's worms inside my dad's shoe💀

Lol came here expecting to be told that I’ve been wearing converse wrong; only to be told that I’ve been wearing them right my entire life

The coolest Converse story I ever heard was how Navy SEALs used them in Vietnam. They left an indiscernible footprint, and were quieter when walking. The side holes are also drains. I loved my Converse for wearing in rocky rivers/lakes.

I got this video as I was wearing converse 💀

I thought these holes were useless.😂

Certain special forces also liked them for swimming because they'd drain their water weight instantly when they got back on land. The company Altama heard of this and made their tactical Maritime line of shoes to better fill the role but you can still tell they look like converses. They have mesh over the holes to block debris, more cushioning, and come with rubber soles that can't take on water. They also fit in fins.

When I was a kids playing outside running thru creeks and stuff, getting them wet, the holes on the side squeezed the water out similar to the holes in army combat boots in Vietnam War.

“Who said…I can’t wear my converse…with my dress…..”

“Exactly that are nostrils of a shoe”

It's like the Marine Corps' jungle boots; they have two little vents in a similar location to Converse. I had zero experience in the jungle, but they helped in the deserts.

How could people not know this.

Can confirm I have never noticed converses have extra holes and mines do in fact not have any 👁

Imagine stepping on a mud and the mud goes inside the shoe from the hole 💀💀

Milspec boots have them too. Converse also made pretty good boots. For those that didn't know.

The design was used in vietnam. Jungle boots have them as drain holes for water.

I had EVERY Color of All Stars with Different Color Laces in each back in the late 60's early 70's when I was a Kid.

NBA bout to start wearing crocs 😂

I've never, ever in my entire life, seen anyone use those holes to lace their cons.

I think the converse shoes were modified from commando boots. Commando boots have ventilation holes (drain holes) for soldiers to have dry feet in jungles.

"They make the shoe more breathable" 😂

Anyone in the military knows that these are called snake eyes. Theyre on our jungle boots, which IS for ventilation

“Have you ever noticed these holes? They’re exactly for the purpose you think they’re for.”

That’s why converse never get “the permanent stench” . after 2 years with ANY other shoe the shoe will forever smell after that. (And yes I’ve tried literally every single idea you guys could come up with- but the shoe will be clean, you wear it for 12 hours and it goes back to the bad smell)

That's just common sense 😅 had them in middle school and assumed it was to air them out.

Imagine if converse made waterproof shoes😂

And my parents still say converse don’t count as gym shoes🙄

So they were designed exactly for what i thought they were meant for. Excellent.

I'm watching this short while wearing converse :>

They are there, so that water and dirt can get in the shoes. It's called water and dirt permeable holes.

The idea that athletes used to wear converse is wild to me

Reminder that Wilt scored 50.4ppg, grabbed 55rbs, 100pts, and played 48.5mpg in these

If theres a hole, there is a goal

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I like converse theyre actually comfortable. I feel like most people get them for the brand, but theyre actually good shoes for comfort

Every time I see Converse I see rolled ankles. Mine specifically.

our legs breathes -zach d.2023

“Have your ever noticed?” This is iconic❤

My feet have never sweat more than they do in a pair of converse

I thought that they were made because they look really aesthetic💀

Amazing that you discovered that air vent holes are actually air vent holes…congrats millennials, it’s your crowning achievement.

I have so much respect for your work.

We always knew they were for ventilation.

Must've taken a genius to figure this out.

socks: I'm boutta end this whole man's career

Why is this getting likes

I have actually sweated more in these than any other shoe lol

people wearing them in deepest winter: i love frozen toes

I love how there’s a product with a highly functional purpose, but the tik tokers of the world had to use it for style

Next:explain why do you get sore throat when you wake up.

"Converse created their shoes for athletes". For some reason that sounds like a failed mission

This is literally the question I've been asking myself for weeks

this is why he knows everything : he searched on Google 💀

"Dad why shoes have holes?" "They just add it for some secret reasons😏"

As a basketball player I died a little when I heard athletes used these.

To anyone who didn't figure this out already, my heart goes out to you.

"If there's a hole there's a way" ~Master Oogway

Submissive and breathable

Those holes found in the "Chuck Taylors" would later be used by the US Army in 1942 for their "Jungle" boot, which since WW2 (and after a major design change during the Vietnam War) has pretty much remained the same since.

I can't believe that anyone on the planet DIDN'T know that those holes were nothing more than vents.

Bro is becoming my teacher

Imagine if we reverted back to Converses for basketball instead of those Sonic the Hedgehog sneakers they use

crocs are super converses then

In the 70's we called them, Hot Boxers.

"How do you breath?" "Through my feet"

Those Crocs be Breathin'

Thank you for the extra hole just makes me feel better now.😁🙏🏾

Converse really said “No reaction”

i once had a bee almost crawl into my shoe through those holes😭 now im always worried about shoe holes when i see a bee around me

id break my ankle playing basket with converse

Military boots specially armies in tropical countries, have these extra holes to drain Water from boots, because you constantly deal with mud and ford rivers

"have you ever wondered what these holes on Converse are for? Well turns out it's the exact reason you always assumed!"