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00:00The real reasons you sometimes see shoes dangling from power lines.
00:05A look back when it all started.
00:08Shoes on wires emerged mid-20th century,
00:10spreading from U.S. cities into a global, ubiquitous urban phenomenon.
00:15The military tradition.
00:17Rooted in military rituals, tossing boots marked service milestones,
00:22symbolizing closure and transition after training or discharge.
00:26The teenager's dare.
00:28Teenagers turned it into dares.
00:30Proving skill and identity by looping laces over lines, claiming playful territory.
00:35Milestones and life transitions.
00:38People mark life changes, graduations, moves, weddings, by throwing shoes,
00:43leaving visible reminders of past journeys and new beginnings.
00:47Memorials and personal tributes.
00:49Some pairs memorialize the deceased, serving as elevated tributes akin to roadside shrines or ghost bikes in cities.
00:57Expansion into global culture.
00:58The practice globalized via films, migration, and culture.
01:03Meanings vary from student celebrations to playful youth symbolism.
01:07Cultural relatives of the practice.
01:10It parallels love locks, trail boot markers, ribbons, and small shrines.
01:14Public rituals leaving personal stories embedded in places.
01:17How pop culture helped the tradition spread.
01:21Cinema and music videos popularize the image.
01:24A shorthand for authenticity, resilience, neighborhood identity, and urban atmosphere.
01:30Artists and anthropologists who study the phenomenon.
01:34Artists and scholars study shoe-feeding as unsanctioned street art.
01:37Installations like Montclair's Glowing Trainers reframe city spaces.
01:42Utility workers' perspective.
01:45Utility workers usually remove shoes only when necessary.
01:48Risks are mechanical strain and logistics.
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