The Meaning Behind Shoes Hanging from a Power Line 👇 Discover the most common explanations

 

While I don't think the phenomenon is quite as common now as it was when I was a kid, you've probably walked or driven through an area just to see a pair of sneakers tied together with shoelaces and thrown onto a power line. I always assumed this was just something the neighborhood kids did from time to time, but had no idea there were so many theories about the meaning behind this behavior.source: 97.3 The Dawg via Uns
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The first theory takes us all the way back to wartime when soldiers apparently threw their boots when they had completed their training or finished their service. Perhaps it is this symbolism that all other theories originate from? Who knows. There is also a common belief that throwing shoes onto a power line is a way for gangs to mark their territory and warn other gangs to stay away. However, this theory has never really been proven. Source:
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Many people think that seeing shoes up on a power line is the result of children bullying each other. I can think of at least two movies where neighborhood bullies have taken a kid's sneakers and thrown them onto a power line, leaving them without shoes. I would like to think that this theory does not carry much weight, but I am sure that there have been some circumstances over the years where that has unfortunately been the case.SPerhaps the most common theory (and the one I personally believe in the most) is that people throw their sneakers at power lines “just to”. Maybe it seems like a fun thing to do with a pair of old sneakers. And like so many other behaviors, people see the first couple thrown there and decide to do after it. For me, this is an excellent example of how children are only children. Source: International Enviro

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Having said that, you really shouldn't throw sneakers (or anything else for that matter) on a power line. Interfering with a power line in any way is extremely dangerous, and it also creates unsafe work for the power line companies whose employees will at some point be responsible for taking off their sneakersSource: Chicago Public Media /Flickr/
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If you have a pair of old sneakers, donate them! And if they're not in good enough condition to be donated, just throw them in the trash.

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