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Socks-in-a-Can

Socks are sprayed on from a can.
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With the right formulation of material, a quick drying spray from an aerosol can could be sprayed on your feet each morning and dry to a comfortable pair of socks that would last the whole day and could be peeled off and discarded. No more laundry. Comes in different colors. Great to take on trips. Saves space. Eliminates sorting and matching. Argyle perhaps?
phi_16, Dec 13 2002

Paint Your Head http://www.youtube....watch?v=2GeF7A05zQ8
[Amos Kito, Oct 04 2004, last modified Mar 06 2012]

(?) How about some nice, warm, paraffin socks? http://best-priced-...ath2.html?E+scstore
Stick your feet in one of these and ease aches and pains while you're making your "socks".

(Scroll down to see the wax sock.) [XSarenkaX, Oct 04 2004]

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       I'd imagine it'd be uncomfortable to peel those socks off for anyone with any amount of hair on their feet. Yikes!
Pharaoh Mobius, Dec 13 2002
  

       spray-on wool, like silly string - instant knitting
po, Dec 13 2002
  

       Well, I like the instant knitting idea, I have been working so hard on christmas gifts, I can't feel my fingers anymore.
Isis, Dec 13 2002
  

       sign in a ladies loo - "my mother made me a lesbian"   

       reply "if I buy the wool, will she make me one"
po, Dec 13 2002
  

       A great pair of knits.   

       [Raven] I think this sort of thing has been done before - Olivia Newton-John, Grease.
egbert, Dec 14 2002
  

       Good find, DeGroof. I knew I'd seen this somewhere before...
snarfyguy, Dec 20 2002
  

       <3 this idea. The sock would be a perfect fit and have no gaps so it would keep stuff away from your foot much better than a normal sock.   

       The material would need to be really flexible and hug the foot though. Otherwise it would come away if you flexed your foot too much.   

       Only downside is that you’d probably go through a lot of cans. So you could have a vat of the stuff that you could just dip your feet in and then it would dry really quickly just for home. And then keep a couple of cans for out-and-about.
ojsx, Apr 26 2011
  

       You'd need a rubber band to hold them onto your lower leg, unless you can somehow spray elastic. I still think this is a really cool idea!
phundug, Apr 26 2011
  

       William Gibson All Tomorrow's Parties - "...as the Suit crawls out beneath the melon-tinted blanket, that the man's ankles are painted, in imitation of black socks, with something resembling asphalt."   

       But, if only he had spray on socks...
not_morrison_rm, Apr 28 2011
  
      
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