They are called aglets. Their true purpose is sinister.
this post was submitted on 11 May 2025
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Wait, what's their true purpose?
Telomeres, right? Then why is nobody saying telomeres?
Fadenendstücke
Whappers
Those are shoe laces. They help keep your shoes on your feet.
I have no idea.
They're called aglets. If you didn't already know that, I'm going to assume you have a life and aren't a gigantic nerd, and hope you still invite me to parties despite occasionally spouting useless information.
Friday at 9 pm we're hangin' out, wanna join?
That's a slur and I'm offended^~~happy~~ that you would call us that 😏
I forgot what they were called as well, I just remember someone saying that guy became a millionaire when I was a kid, and at the time I thought there was still hope for me.
Now kiss
Shoelace boners.
And so it was written. Well done.
Do I get a pass if English is not my first language?
No, before now I did not know the name for it in my first language either.
Aglets & I got to know this from Phineas & Ferb
Jimmy Neutron taught me
Yet another example of the US being under the thumb of big agletculture.
Lace nipples
I've spent hours looking for them so I could finally craft the Lightning boots.
It don fuckin matter what its called, it better have teeth marks on it brother.
Are you kidding me? Has usb D dropped already??
2000 ways to orient it, neat.
I don't remember, but I know for a fact that cats are their natural predators
Baby pigs 🐖 😋
I don't know the name but I can tell you how sad they make me when they break and tear off and you have to use a lighter on the now extremely frayed end(s) of your shoelace for just a few seconds, and then pinch off the flame just lightly burning your fingies while molding the shoelace end into a cohesive black carcinogen.
Source: I am cheap
Aglets. Now you know.
That's easy: they are the Tube nipples of the tube titties
Floogelbinders
Cocktail!
A man of culture, i see!
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