#71 Muffled feet

ByLukas
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The ankle and foot complex contains 26 bones, 33 joints and over 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments.

Considering both feet, that makes a total of 52 bones, making up about a quarter of all bones found in the mature adult body.

https://3d4medical.com/blog/facts-about-feet

There are more nerve endings per square centimetre in the foot than any other part of the body.

https://www.simardfootclinic.com/feet-facts

A wealth of sensory information – suppressed by the padding in our shoes, orthotics – until we don’t sense anything anymore.

It’s like wearing safety ear muffs all day.

What was walking on this earth like, before we learned not to listen?

Muffled feet.

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