Never Trust a Fart or These Indestructible Shoes 

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I don't trust a single ad from Instagram, FB, or TikTok, period

The advertisement tests stepping on multiple nails actually spreads the pressure decreasing the chances of getting a puncture. At least that's what I think.

Also you have to realize they advertise them stepping on multiple nails at once. This distributes the weight. It's the same way you can lay on a bed of nails without being hurt.

When I worked at Fed Ex, we were very much actively encouraged to specifically purchase these shoes. They had ads for them on every screen in the warehouse, all of the managers wore them, and at orientation they had a QR code for the website they had everybody scan to purchase shoes from. My pair was around $45. It lasted about a month, and I worked ~part time hours with some overtime (30-35 hours a week). It did not stop nails and other sharp objects from piercing the shoes. the steel toe bent and injured my toes. They were extremely uncomfortable, and even with the cheap insole, id leave my 6-7 hour shift with borderline crippling foot pain. And I obviously wasn’t the only one. Pretty much everyone I talked to their hated these shoes and opted to get either more comfortable shoes or more durable work boots after they inevitably fell apart after a month. Management still swore by them though, and called us clumsy and stupid. Have to think if there was some kind of incentive or something. ps fed ex sucks for the love of god don’t work there

Mythbusters: Sneaker edition

The advertising for these is really dangerous and unethical. It's only a matter of time until somebody buys these and stomps on a nail to show off their 'indestructible' shoes and ends up in the ER. These things are a lawsuit ticking timebomb. Thanks for making this video and exposing these for what they are, you're doing a good thing.

The secret to Kevlar is that it's specifically not puncture-resistance. The fibers work against projectiles by "catching" them like a net. They can be easily cut by knives, spikes, etc. This is why separate stab-proof vests are made.

"Bro how much can you lift?" "Oh, like 4 early 1900s dental lathes"

I ironically never got ads for these shoes untill i started watching this channel

It’s not Kevlar. Cutting Kevlar fibres with normal blades is very difficult and leaves a ragged, fuzzy edge where the strands are not cleanly cut but abraded or sawn. You were able to cut perfect little circles with a fine scalpel with no apparent difficulty (you didn’t say, so I assume you didn’t find it worthy of mention). It’s also difficult to dye Kevlar, so it’s almost always left in the raw colour state of light yellow. Those soles look pure white. Kevlar is also very expensive (almost as much as carbon fibre), so a pair of soles that thick would cost more than the 45 bucks you paid for the whole shoes (Amazon is now offering a similar pair for £20.60, or about US$ 25).

This is why you always see these "test" using multiple nails. It allows them to distribute the total load over a larger surface area and reduce the stress at any one point. It's the bed of nails -shoe edition-

They are 100% a cheap gimmick. I ordered a pair and it took like 4 months for them to arrive. When they did, the rubber where the shoelace goes through immidetaly broke. Got in touch with customer service and they promised me a new pair. 1 and half years later and they still haven't sent me the new pair and their customer support is ignoring me.

“We’re gonna run tests to see if These shoes are actually indestructible.” One Single test later: “yea they’re not indestructible...”

i saw these like a year ago and i never trusted them. they seem super sketchy. frankly i don't trust anything advertised on youtube

I work construction and i've seen these advertised to me 1 time. That's all. They never looked feasible to me. I've seen the 1 ad where they push them as safe work boot replacements, and i raised an eyebrow immediately.

Theyre "indestructible" IF you're used to wearing cheap flip-flops in Asia...

Talking about puncture resistance of PVC soles while wearing a Vibram cap. That sarcasm is legendary. :D

This is like a little mini Mythbusters episode. I love the work you put into these videos and how you’re completely up front about your limitations in testing and how well you explain everything. To the point that someone like me, who hasn’t been near shop equipment since the 8th grade can still understand all your results and your testing methods.

I looked at these shoes, excited to hopefully use them on my interior construction sites. Being mobile throughout the city, I do a lot of walking and hate changing to runners between sites. Upon asking if they were CSA approved, they had said "not yet". I even looked into having a mobile CSA rep test/review them and they refused. I did find in my research, the threshold for CSA approved puncture resistance/proofing is approx 350 lbs on 1 nail. It is supposed to replicate a large person walking and unknowingly stepping on a single nail. Safe to say these would indeed fail, but I do hope in the future they can create something up to this standard.

hell yeah love project farm! it's always wonderful to see more people trying to be as straightforward and methodical as possible with their testing.

This kind of shoe reminds of those worn by those workers in my parent's factory back in China. Most of them can't afford or just unwilling to pay the money for work shoes like Timberland, so they choose this kind of shoes which are often made by the factories that used to produce military canvas shoes before the Chinese army updated its uniform. Very cheap, probably less than five dollars. This shoe has a somewhat breathable upper which is an upgrade, but I highly doubt it is anything significant in terms of an increase in production cost.

the dedication this guy has. Admirable.

Thanks for the video! I was looking at these on the website and glad I came here first. Really saved me a lot of money

Great video. I’ve been selling work boots for over 10 years and I cannot even begin to tell you how big of scam this shoe is. I don’t have enough time to list half of them. First of all never trust a puncture resistant shoe or boot that doesn’t have a green ‘CSA’ triangle on the tongue. The puncture resistant material should be at lest 10 times thicker, even then, thinner nails like roofing nails will still make it thru with enough weight. A half decent work shoe shouldn’t flex like that, it means whoever made this shoe knows nothing about footwear, or they were too cheap to use the extra materials and labor. I am shocked that these are still allowed on the market in the USA. This company will have a class action lawsuit filed against them.

I think it's really awesome that you go through all that effort to try test these things with whatever you have

I've been watching so much Project Farm recently and I think a similar style of testing and objectively establishing pros and cons of similar products could make for a good side series for this channel

I just watched the add and looked up a review on RU-vid and this was a better review then could have ever imagined amazing work

nice vid man! I've been curious about these shoes, so seeing these real world tests is very helpful and informative :)

This is great, I love the level of detail in your shoetopsies.

I love how you jury-rigged a testing setup. That is ingenious creativity.

Good video! Been wondering about those. Also/ glad I'm not the only one getting blasted with those ads.

I bought these for 40 euros two months ago. I'm an Extruder Operator (plastic extrusion) so I have no dealings with nails, but it has protected my toes from heavy items falling on them, quite a few times already. They are light, easy to put on and off, they don't slip, and there's good air flow. Overall, I'd say they are fairly priced shoes that get the job done.

Why do some of the people in my age need to have sneaker style shoes on the construction site??? I have shoes for safety and clothes for safety . Fashion isn't a thing of importance in this field of work .I want shoes that protect my ankle . Supports stepping on a ladder without bending flexing and slipping etc.

Channels like yours make me appreciate the famous youtube recommendations algorithm, keep it up dude!

This is far more scientific than some of those tiktok, IG, and FB videos. you are like the mythbuster for shoes...

I am not sure how I ended up watching your Channel or why I keep watching shoes and boots, that I probably will never buy, being torn apart but it is fascinating.

It’s awesome being subbed since the beginning and seeing the channel go through it’s changes. Love all your videos man, excited to see what you do in the future with the channel. Project farm is awesome 😉

Testing real safety shoes would be really interesting. Additionally you could also explore several aspects of ergonomics both for safety and fashion shoes. For example weight distribution, stability, ankle support, breathability, etc. One test I would really like to see for all shoes before you destroy them is how slippery are they in wet metal. I have danced many times on top of metal lids escalators and so on, because of some crappy soles (vibram you should be in the skating business!!). The test could be a 45 angle wet metal lid a shoe with a heavy weight on top and measure how fast it slips down the lid. Many safety shoes do have indeed anti-slip soles, but most fashion and hiking shoes are complete crap in this respect. Thanks for the videos

Today is the first time I've seen the ads so I immediately went on your page to see if you've reviewed them. Yay.

I absolutely love this Channel. Great content.

“Dental Lathe” sounds !?&@$^% terrifying

Yeah the fact that you can cut this open with simple hand tools was all I needed to see lol

Just discovered your channel....super Bad Ass! Thank you for taking the time to create these videos.

This is the perfect clip you watch at 3 am after randomly watch bunch of different videos

Love the projectfarm shoutout, both your channels are amazing though. Would love to see some test equipment upgrades

Im so glad you reviewed these!! Still anxiously waiting for your review for Thursday Boots and Greats sneakers!

I applaud you Sir, your approach was suprisingly scientific with great pains taken to be as good as can be for the situation. thank you.

Thank you for this!

Some guys ad my job bought these, they all had them replaced within the year.

You seem like a genuinely cool dude

I never though it was possible to have a workshop so clean.

indestructable shoe: *proclaimed indestructable* Also indestructable shoe: *gets cut fairly easily*

I just bought them for the steel caps, these shoes are comfortable to wear when I was working in a factory. Can't complain for the price.

I have operated with real army kevlar, and i tried to brutally stab it and cut it, and nothing happened.. nothing. So this kevlar is bad..

i was always Curious about these shoes. thanks.

People tend to have a misconception that Kevlar is an impenetrable fabric. I have personally seen that a knife with a direct strike can penetrate a Kevlar vest in a solid, stationary object. I rely on these vests every day and am glad I know the limitations and protective qualities of Kevlar.

"This doesnt really say where it was made anywhere on it" *US Customs has entered the chat*

That was the jankiest compression set up I’ve ever seen. I love it 😂 not everyone has a hydraulic press I guess lol

Thank God I had the sense to actually look up a review of these instead of taking the word of a facebook ad.

I've don't think I've ever owned a pair of shoes that couldn't stand on a bed of nails safely.

I got a pair of those as a cheap shoe I could wear to my food service job. One difference though: they were not branded and I got them for 5 bucks. They are actually pretty nice, though they definitely aren't meant for intense labor work.

Great video, Weston! What is the brand & model of your eyeglasses, please.

hell yeah man i really really hope this channel dose well. i would really like to see you do more of these just like project farm. i like that guy.

Yessssss would love to see these tests with intron like testing equipment!!

OMGOSH IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIDDD

Should have tested both of the soles together, the "Kevlar" and the rubber one

This is one of the least necessary, useless videos I’ve ever seen. I watched it all the way through. I’m subscribing as well. Excellent work man. Seriously. You are like able, interesting, capable. Good work.

Anyone who has ever stepped on a nail with a bare foot can tell you that you definitely don't want to ever even leave this to chance.

More "testing inventions" like the crane-and-weight please!! my favorite video yet!!

3:33 my soul 😭

Nope not seeing it here but now that I opened your video, I am sure I will start seeing those ads now lol. Nice video.

As soon as I started seeing ads for these shoes I knew they spent ALL of their production budget on advertisements instead of...you know...production.

Three minutes in and you've disproven the "indestructible" claim.

The algorithm just suggested your channel and I love your focus on the scientific methods The whole combining quantitative testing, qualitative properties and using standardised setups to produce replicable results is really admirable

Thanks for doing this one! I looked at these but landed on the KEEN Redding mid work shoe. I'd love to see the latter cut up as well.

I am so glad you posted this video. I purchased these and the fit was poor and they are the least durable shoe I have owned. What's worse is that you can go to wish and buy exactly the same shoe for about £10.

3:33 my favorite noise

So i bought a pair of these about 6 months ago and so far so good. They are weird at first because all the weight is at the toe but you get used to it. As far as indestructible goes. I have stepped on a lot of nails (not to test but just because of work) and so far none have gone through.

great vid, also liked the asmr bits of cutting up the shoe.

Any shoe can withstand a bed of closely grouped together nails.

I have a pair of these. Although I appreciate that they are lighter than a gimmicky work boot, they haven't been holding up well. I have never put them in a destructive environment, but they are starting to lose their soles and unravel from about 5 months of normal walking around the shop.

Imagine how many people have put nails through their feet testing these shoes 😬

I've had mine for two years. Work great !

Well 3 min of this video was all I needed

I would trust a pair of Converse sneakers more than these

Myrhbusters did the steel toe crush test. It was an eye opening experiment. The problem I have always found is the weight if you get great protection your shoes seem to weight a ton.

I'm glad you reviewed these, I was considering buying them, but no more~!

The fact that you can get so much honesty from this guy is what made all of us subscribe i think

"We must be in two different demographics" Well, you are a channel that has videos about shoes, so... Probably.

"look how easily I can destroy these shoes with professional tools and a heck of a lot of effort.."

Dear sir, the way we tested the hardness of outsole is the put the outsole on a solid flat surface and then use that durometer to press against it. There are two type of durometer, ball head and needle head. Ball head are usually for EVA or expanded material.

I am a professional haunted house actor. One of my favorite things to do is what's called "sliding." Basically, you wear knee pads and slide across concrete. I got these hoping that they would be able to withstand the pressure that that puts onto your toe, and within literally 2 days of stunt work (approximately 15 hours) one steel toe popped off, and the other was half-way off. I DO NOT recommend these at all! They totally let me down, especially for what I payed for them

Professionals and people who really need "indestructible shoes" aren't buying these... these shoes are for kids, city dwellers or those who wear two condoms at once because "extra protection".

Project Farm of boots and shoes?! YES PLEASE! Would love to see a work boot series, btw. That is where construction of the boot matters a lot, more so than casual/fashion shoes.

First time I saw these shoes on the ad I knew right away they were garbage and I know nothing about shoes 😂 it's just common sense.

Years later, my pair of the reviewed shoes are still in pretty good shape. The metal eyeholes for the laces are rusted, I am on my second pair of insoles, but they still look and work pretty good. I wear them maybe one or two times a week to do yardwork.

You should test the actual "indestructible" brand ones

Once you get the testing equipment you can become the Hydraulic Press Channel: Shoe Edition

I work in construction and got a pair of these because they sounded good but they didn’t last even a month before falling apart(the steel toe literally wore through the thin fabric and came out) and they never stopped any nails from going through either