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**Rain Man** · 05-25-2015, 03:31 PM

How many times do you think you can wear a pair of socks before they wear out?

I was putting my laundry away today, and I realized that I have a lot of sock. I'm not sure how many, but maybe 50 or 60 pairs, maybe even more. They've accumulated over the years since you don't really outgrow socks.

So for discussion purposes, let's assume that I own 52 pairs of socks and wear them equally. That means that each pair of socks is worn 7 times per year.

Given my age, I can probably expect to live another 33 years or so. If I never buy another pair of socks, that would mean that I'm going to wear each pair of socks 231 times.

Ignoring their current wear and tear, is 231 times feasible for a pair of socks? How long do they last? I honestly have no idea. Is it 50? 100? 200? 500?

Honestly, 231 seems like a lot since socks get wear and tear, and of course my socks aren't all brand new. I suspect that my sock buying days are not over, but I don't know what's reasonable in terms of sock life spans. What do you think?

View Poll Results: How many wearings will a typical pair of socks last?
1 to 50 - We're bipedal, and that's hard on socks.	4	10.53%
51 to 100 - China makes most of them, so not long.	8	21.05%
101 to 150 - When I was a kid, they lasted a lot longer. Because we were poor.	2	5.26%
151 to 200 - This assumes a reasonable level of foot odor.	3	7.89%
201 to 250 - This assumes that you're not wearing them with sandals, which increases wear.	1	2.63%
250 to 300 - This assumes that no bikini model rips them off of me.	6	15.79%
301 to 500 - It might be longer if you're careful to keep them out of puddles.	3	7.89%
501 to 750 - As long as you're only using them for feet, they should last a while.	0	0%
751 to 1,000 - All that space technology makes socks durable.	1	2.63%
More than 1,000 - We live in the greatest sock era in the history of mankind.	5	13.16%
Socks are just The Man's way of keeping us down.	2	5.26%
I don't know, but I just found my dissertation topic.	3	7.89%
Voters: 38. You may not vote on this poll

05-25-2015, 03:31 PM	Topic Starter
Rain Man NFL's #1 Ermines Fan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $3308491 VARSITY	A Question About Socks How many times do you think you can wear a pair of socks before they wear out? I was putting my laundry away today, and I realized that I have a lot of sock. I'm not sure how many, but maybe 50 or 60 pairs, maybe even more. They've accumulated over the years since you don't really outgrow socks. So for discussion purposes, let's assume that I own 52 pairs of socks and wear them equally. That means that each pair of socks is worn 7 times per year. Given my age, I can probably expect to live another 33 years or so. If I never buy another pair of socks, that would mean that I'm going to wear each pair of socks 231 times. Ignoring their current wear and tear, is 231 times feasible for a pair of socks? How long do they last? I honestly have no idea. Is it 50? 100? 200? 500? Honestly, 231 seems like a lot since socks get wear and tear, and of course my socks aren't all brand new. I suspect that my sock buying days are not over, but I don't know what's reasonable in terms of sock life spans. What do you think?
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