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Based on an article I've read a while ago, I say this is to milk naive people out of their money. It compares golf balls to airplane wings and describes why dimples are not good for an airplane wing. Long story short, there's no perfect aerodynamic surface. It depends on object's shape. Have a look:

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/aerodynamics/q0215.shtml
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I'm a hobby runner (running 10, 12 km at a time, hopefully I'll complete marathon next year). I used to have nasty pain in left knee and had to make a break from running. Changing running technique, shoes and so forth didn't help.

Eventually I came back to the idea of getting some 'barefoot' shoes. You do want some shoes for running barefoot - social reasons, so you don't get kicked out of a building, better hygiene, protection against broken glass etc. Even Masaai people make "shoes" from old tyres - thin and flexible, but sturdy enough to protect from cuts. I remembered Vivo Barefoot from an article, and decided to try them.

It took a couple of weeks to get used to them, but my knee pain gradually faded away. I can barely feel it now, and only at times. Running barefoot is good because it *teaches* you to run properly - or you'll feel pain. Developing proper muscles and humility helps too. I strike the ground much lighter now. Best thing is, however, these shoes are much more comfortable and I don't feel a strong urge to take them off after coming home !

Yes I know plural from anecdote is not proof, but the reasoning they use sounds convincing to me. Evolution is a slow thing and feet are really well suited for walking barefoot. Running in shoes is a bit like running with painkillers. Modern (not just western) habits are often wrong, you should be open-minded if you read Neatorama and seldom accept dogmas. Thinking outside the box is good. Did you know Romans used lead for pretty much everything, including wine spices ? How about radium chocolate http://www.neatorama.com/2008/06/25/radioactive-chocolate-yum/ ? Or potatoes - in medieval ages nobles never ate them, thought they make people stupid. Commoners did and were healthier. What about the idea that water spreads germs so you shouldn't bathe ?

Time and again our civilisation was wrong and overconfident about something.

For more information about going barefoot, wikipedia is a good start: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot_running
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