Stepping on things when barefoot

Being barefoot is dangerous, no two ways about it. Although it's the best way to be there are also extreme risks to going shoeless like the blind dash between bed and bathroom only to step on Lego or stubbing your toe on some other solid devil. There's also the danger of sticks and worst of all stones that carry the added risk of rolling. It's a minefield out there, even before you've reached the real mine field!




Speaking of painful things, fire-walking is the practice of walking across a bed of hot embers that is often used as a rite of passage in many different cultures. Walking on broken glass however is purely for entertainment and this is possible with a few adjustments such as using wine or champagne glass which tends to have a softer edge, placing lots of glass on a spongier floor and also walking across slowly and repositioning your feet if you feel any sharp edges. With larger piles of glass the small bits tend to drop to the bottom of the pile meaning you don't get the same sting you would if you were to step on a bit of glass in the street!