Snow globe

It is even possible to buy globes with a slot in the centre to display your own favourite photograph. Used socks also seem to be a popular item for sale on the auction site eBay. Today's snowglobes can include music boxes, moving parts, internal lights, and even electric motors that make the "snow" move so that it isn't necessary to shake the globe. The song claims that "The longer you wear them the blacker they get.". As they became more sophisticated, the glass became thinner, the bases were lighter (Bakelite was popular during the Art Deco period) and the snow was made out of particles of gold foil or non-soluble soap flakes although nowadays, for health and safety reasons, small pieces of white plastic are used. It is said, for example, in a popular campfire song, that black socks never get dirty. The snow was created by use of bone chips or pieces of porcelain, sand or even sawdust. This continued into 2005 [3].

Initially snow globes consisted of a heavy lead glass dome which was placed over a ceramic figure or tableau on a black cast ceramic base, filled with water and then sealed. In 2004 and the early 1980s, mismatched socks were a fashion statement[2]. It appears that the list of subjects is endless. Some with a less ruthless but still logical outlook on life will simply buy multiple pairs of the exact same kind of sock, down to any pattern the sock may exhibit. Snowglobes have even been used for election campaigns. Some with a ruthlessly logical approach to life may solve this problem by taking every sock in the house to a local charity and then purchasing a sufficient number of replacement socks in a limited number of styles and colors, thus maximizing the odds of finding matching socks in the laundry. They feature many different scenes, ranging from the typical holiday souvenir to collectable ranges featuring Christmas scenes, Disney characters, popular icons, animals, military figures, historical events, etc. It has also been noted that disposing of a lonesome sock virtually guarantees that its long-lost mate will re-appear the next day.

Nowadays there are many different types available, produced by a number of countries from the mass produced versions of Hong Kong and China to the finely crafted globes still produced in West Germany. There are any number of humorous theories to "explain" the disappearance. In the 1950s, plastic snowglobes arrived on the scene. In western culture one of a pair of socks is popularly understood to disappear, usually at some point during the washing and drying process, leaving the owner with many socks without mates. Even Hollywood has been bitten by the snowglobe bug, with globes featuring in a number of films over the years, the most famous of which was in the opening moments of the 1941 classic Citizen Kane. However, in dustier climes, wearing no shoes inside is considered an acceptable alternative to sweeping the floor. During the 1940s, snow globes were often used for advertising purposes in America whilst religious snowglobes were common gifts for Catholic children in Europe during the 1940s and '50s. Since socks can be somewhat wet from sweat, especially right after shoes are taken off, the problem can be compounded.

. When socks are worn by themselves, without shoes, they pick up dust and dirt on the ground or floor. Many of these were produced by the Atlas Crystal Works which had factories in both Germany and America. White socks can also become very dirty, especially in the soles, but this is typically not a result of wearing them with shoes. Snowglobes became popular in England during Victorian times and, in the early 1920s, crossed the Atlantic to the United States of America where they became a popular collectors item. If the elastic is over-stretched and loses its elasticity the sock may be considered unwearable. This quickly became a favourite souvenir for those attending. Too tight, and the sock is uncomfortable; too loose and the sock slips down the leg, also causing discomfort.

In 1889 a snowglobe containing a model of the newly built Eiffel Tower was produced to commemorate the International Exposition in Paris, which marked the centenary of the French Revolution. The elastic at the top of the sock is crucial for the sock. However, by 1879 at least five companies were producing snowglobes and selling them throughout Europe. Some find this size too small, and have to stretch out the sock to barely cover their enormous feet. It isn't certain exactly when the first snowglobe was made but they appear to date from France during the early 1800s, possibly as a natural successor to the glass paperweight, which had become popular a few years earlier. Many find this size too big, and have to bunch up the sock in front of their toes to keep the heel from crawling up the back of their leg. Whatever you call them, virtual or real, they have a fascination for people young and old all round the world. Another problem is that socks usually come in only one size, typically designated "Fits All" or "Fits Sizes 6-13".

Snow globes, snowdomes, snow shakers, snowstorms, waterglobes, waterdomes, waterballs, blizzard weights, shake 'em ups, shakies, snowies. It may just be better to forget about the sock. Today's snow globes often have a built-in music box that plays a christmas carol. What one has to do to retrieve his or her sock is disassemble the dryer. Place it back onto a flat surface and watch the snow flakes flutter down. The missing socks seem to vanish to nowhere, but they really go to the inside of the dryer, behind the drum. To activate the snow, one must shake the globe to churn up the white particles. This leads to the famous "one-sock question": does one toss the mate, only (per Murphy's Law) to have the lost footwear reappear days later, or does one hold onto the mate, thinking that by some twist of fate, the wanderer will return?.

The sphere also encloses the water in the globe; the water serves as the medium through which the "snow" falls. Socks also have an alarming propensity to lose their mates in the laundry. A snow globe is a transparent sphere usually made of glass enclosing a miniaturized scene of some sort, often together with a model of a landscape. A pair of shoes will often outlast a pair of socks. Socks tend to wear out quickly, especially thinner dress socks. A common complaint is the fact that socks often develop holes, especially in the heel, which quickly grow in size.

This word was probably derived from some Asian language. The Latin word may have derived from the ancient Greek sukkhos which was a Phrygian shoe. It then passed through Old English socc and Middle English socke. The word sock comes from the Latin word soccus, which was a type of low-heeled loose-fitting shoe or slipper, used by the Greeks and also by Roman comedians.

. A sock is also the term given to the layer of leather or other materials covering the insole of a shoe, some times only part of the insole is covered leaving the forepart visible, this is known as a half-sock. Socks can also be used for alternative purposes, including:. Wearing white socks with a dark suit is a sterotypical fashion mistake of those wearing suits infrequently.

With formal or semiformal wear (such as a suit) the sock colour should match the colour of the shoes and/or pants. Mismatched socks were stereotypically the symbol of someone who was absent-minded. Although socks are sold in pairs, contrary to shoes (which are made specifically for the right and left foot), the two socks are usually the same. In the United States, shorter socks such as quarter socks, low-cut socks or "no-show" socks have become more popular for wear with athletic shoes, especially by teenagers and young adults, as someone who wears high socks with shorts (outside of a sporting context) may be the subject of ridicule.

A toe sock[1] wraps each toe individually. There are the just-below-the-knee socks used by soccer and football players (and some fashionable basketball players as well), crew socks, mid-calf and bare socks, and even extra-long over-the-knee socks worn by many sport fencers. Sock lengths vary, from covering only the foot, to knee level. A teammate’s leg can be distinguished from the legs of an opposing player legs based on the color and pattern of their socks.

For example, different colored socks come in handy when struggling for a ball in a soccer match at times when several players become bunched. Colored socks may be a key part of a sport team's uniform. They come in many colors, though are typically dark for formal attire and white for athletic or casual attire. Socks are usually made from cotton, wool, or nylon.

Without socks, the moisture given off by ones feet will build up and could freeze, leading to frostbite. Socks not only help with sweat, they also help keep feet warm and dry in cold environments where frostbite can be a common problem. Socks help to absorb this sweat and draw it to areas where air can wick the perspiration away. The average foot has 250,000 sweat glands and the average pair gives off about half a pint (almost 250mL) of perspiration per day.

The most commonly known "Tube Socks" were invented by Thomas Kelly and Hugh Ryan, in 1875. Socks are also frequently worn without shoes, typically indoors. They are sometimes worn with open-toed shoes, such as sandals, but the practice is considered somewhat unfashionable (and can earn the wearer the label of shoebie). Socks are designed for wear with footwear that covers the entire foot, such as athletic shoes, boots, or dress shoes.

A sock is a baglike covering for the human foot and/or lower leg, which is designed to:. A socks link is a string with clips on both ends that clip socks together while they are in the washers and dryers. A socks bag is a permeable bag that holds socks together while they are in the washer and dryer. Socks are by nature cannibalistic, but they only eat their mates.

This neatly explains why there are always too few socks and too many coathangers. Socks are the larval form of the coathanger. wormholes open in the dryer, sucking socks into a different part of the universe, a planet that closely resembles ours except that socks mysteriously appear out of nowhere, while coat hangers vanish. As a warmer alternative to a snowball.

When filled with rocks, or other hard objects, as a rudimentary weapon. As a mitten, albeit with no thumb opening. As a sock puppet. absorb sweat from the feet.

keep feet warm, and. ease chafing between the foot and footwear,.