Maybe it’s because we’ve been conditioned to walk on flat surfaces such as floors, pavements, road etc. Not the natural habitat of a foot. Cue Attenborough..
There’s a story about a Chinese emperor (..its always a Chinese emperor..!) about how he wanted his domain carpeted since it’s was all a tad tough on his old tootsies.
A bright spark invented sandals.
There’s one about not swatting a fly on a friends head with a hatchet too.
Let’s hope we don’t get any more strangeness on Wednesday.