UnderHerHeel

4+ minutes of video at link below.

After seeing some earlier posts on wood floor dents I thought I would take a stab at the issue. I took some measurements (obtained from wife's heels), and crunched the numbers through my handy dandy 'puter. Here is what I came up with. Scenario: Woman weight 100 pounds. She is standing back on the heels slightly so that the ball of the foot is off the surface. (Worst case!) Per Heel Force is: 2" square (chunky heel) force = 12.5 lbs sq in. 1" square force = 50.0 lbs sq in 3/8" round force = 477 lbs sq in 1/4" round force = 812 lbs sq in 1/8" round (Scream) force = 4,064 lbs sq in (You'll Scream under them!) Now when she is in motion the acceleration force can cause the effort to be multiplied up to 8 times. Which makes the Scream Heels in excess of 32,000 lbs sq in. WHEW! Talk about taking no prisoners! The other day the wife was vacuuming the carpet in her 3 1/2" heels. These are the one's with the 3/8" diameter. Watching her go back and forth I got an idea to test my calculations. I took a new #2 pencil and placed it under a heel. She came down on it, it popped out, and hit me! She thought it was the cord and continued. On my second try I had success. She came square down on it. I saw it sink into the carpet, and then there was a rather loud CRUNCH! One half popped out and the other was pinned until she jumped to see what it was. Her only concern was the waste of a perfectly good pencil. Now I really understand why wood floors can get screwed up so easily. What if the wearer is not 100 pounds, but somewhat heavier? Holes?

My wife loves to wear her heels....has a couple ton of them...but she is in pain after a few hours. These inserts are supposed to relieve the pressure from the toe which is normally 75% of the weight, and shift 25% of that weight back onto the heel. Thus making the heels more comfortable. Of course being a spike heel crush fan, more weight applied to the heels is right up my street! So I'd appreciate any feedback on these inserts if you've tried them.

I must have a million miles of tape shot here at home. But the better half would never go for it being passed aroung the web. Paul (UnderHerHeel)

Once, in a department store, she completely destroyed a light bulb laying on the floor! I gotta get a video phone!! Paul (UnderHerHeel)

It was my wife that found out that I wasn't alone in the crush thing. This was long before the internet information overload age. She was shopping at the grocery store one day. In one of the aisles she went down someone had been stocking shelves and left the broken down shipping boxes laying on the floor. When she walked across them she felt her heel sink in and heard the cardboard pop. She said her first thought was what a good time she would have telling me about what I had missed. She continued with her shopping. After about twenty minutes, as she was going to the register to check out, she happened to go down the same aisle with the boxes again. Not one to miss a second chance to do a couple more pops, she headed to the boxes. She was then taken a back when she noticed her previous heel holes had been replaced by square cut outs. Thinking I had followed her, she decided to set a trap. She made a bunch more holes and went to the meat counter in the back where she could see down the aisle. Soon, the stocker came by, looked at the boxes, and proceeded to cut out the holes with his box cutter. For fun, she quietly came up behind him and asked what he was doing. He stammered that he was picking them up so nobody would trip. Glancing over her shoulder, as she walked away, you know what she caught him staring at. When she told me what happened I learned three things: 1. I wan't alone! 2. Boxes can be another source of interest! 3. Grocery shopping can be fun! (Yes, I do go with her now) Paul (UnderHerHeel)

I have it down to a science after all these years. When she goes to the dishes there is a pile of elbows on the floor awaiting her. Great fun!

Thanks for the kind words Hoverfly. Don't why my post came up guest as I had logged in. Paul (UnderHerHeel)

Alicia: I guess it his merciful to hit roadkill if they are suffering, but I don't find it an interesting subject to discuss. Now, what you do with your heels, that's an entirely different story. Paul

As an occasional lurker, I finally decided to take the big plunge and register. One can only sandbag for so long. Have been admiring women in high heels for a long, long time. Except for some tragic years when they were out of style! So here I am and I have actually made two posts. I would like to add that I really think the way the board is moderated is super. No garbage to sift through. Paul

What's the loudest sound anyone has heard come from under a spike heel. Here's my starting contribution. My wife wears heels around the house for me a lot. I made her aware of my crush fetish long before we were married. One evening she was preparing dinner and dropped a piece of elbow macaroni on the floor. I patiently waited for a heel rise and when she did I promptly placed it under the tip. It supported her for what seemed the longest time and I was beginning to think it was to hard. But, as she turned to go from the counter to the sink, it literally exploded! With a start she asked what was that and I told her. Thank goodness she was OK with it. The next time we went shopping I put a three pound bag in the cart! Have gone through many bags over the years.