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sam_grace t1_ja2ki1s wrote

The sole can get separated from the canvas without shrinking, simply because the glue softens with heat. That being said, your post is more believable after reading other comments that give more detail, like that the soles are likely made of Croc material, not rubber, and that you washed both your shoes and the large one in the pic is a new replacement.

Those details make a big difference for a couple of reasons. It explains why the tread on the smaller one looks much more worn (something that doesn't happen with shrinkage). And washing only one shoe indicates that it made it into the laundry by accident and if it was an accident and made of Croc material, it would have been highly noticeable and removed when transferring clothes to the dryer because the hot water actually stretches them and waterlogs the soles which would make them bigger and heavier. And if you had noticed and put it in the dryer anyway, you'd at least be aware that it's only the dry heat of the dryer that shrinks them, not the water temperature.

Anyway, wash your new shoes in room temperature water by hand and let air dry. Putting any kind of shoes in hot water or a hot dryer will damage them.

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Zerp_N_Flerp t1_ja2hbhq wrote

This image can be found in almost every public toilet in SEA. Many folks here have squat toilets at home and they are pretty normal to see in public as well. The problem is people end up shitting and pissing all over the seat because they literally try to balance/squat on a seated toilets rim.

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