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human
Why are the toes of my shoes off the ground?

This one has always confused me. When you stand barefoot, your toes are flat on the ground. Shoes on the other hand, the toes lift off the floor when standing flat. Why is this? Why doesn't the bottom of the shoe lay flat on the ground? Some shoes come pretty flat and get angled after wearing them, but most come with some degree of lift to the toes.
gpt
Your shoe is much stiffer than your foot.  Try flexing your foot, and then try bending your shoe the same way.

To make the shoe more comfortable to walk in, since you are unable to move your foot as much when you're wearing the shoe, a lot of shoes have that bend at the front of the shoe.  This is especially true for running shoes.

Basically, since you can't bend your foot naturally, the shoe is designed to help you rock your foot through the motion of walking.