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For each sock design, stich a somewhat unique number on the sole. Similar but different socks are often difficult to discern when matching, a problem that would be solved using a numbered code.
The numbers wouldn't really have to be globally unique - 4 or 5 digits would make it unlikely that you'd
own 2 pairs of different socks with the same number.
a solution
http://semacode.org
you could stitch a semacode pattern in the bottom. lovely. [neilp, May 15 2006]
[link]
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Or just buy two dozen identical socks. Any two make a pair. |
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Certainly a solution. But must it be the only one? |
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More than one solution to a problem? That is like saying there can be more than one American Idol! More than one Apprentice! That is unAmerican! You must pick the one solution that everyone else does. |
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But, no, you are right, there are other ways to sort socks. sigh. |
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Thanks [Worldgineer] for not declaring RFID as the answer. It's nice to see simple solutions for simple problems. |
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there are always *5 digits* in each of my socks.... |
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I have a brother who lost a toe in a motorcycle accident. Would he have a nine digit code? |
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For the innumerate, use animals instead of numbers. Penguin goes with penguin. OOps, it's been baked--Garanimals clothes. |
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Or, give each package of socks (for us who buy socks in bulk) a specific number, that way you could tell both which socks match, and how old they are. |
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I simply number my sock pairs with a black Vivid marker when I buy them (at least, the ones that are the same) so I don't get them mixed up in the wash.
It means the pair wears at the same rate too, otherwise you run the risk of (accidentally) using one sock of a type more than all the others, so it wears out much faster.
Saves the sock manufacturer from adding the complexity of a changing number to their Sock-o-matic (or whatever they use to make socks). |
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The technical name is a Sock-a-tron. But that is only for the decoy socks. The real ones come from a galaxy far, far away and enter our Earth through conveniently-placed portals. Good luck to you trying to number those; they are evil and more than able to hold their own. |
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Yes I intended the manfacturer to add this, not the consumer. I'd perfer to keep it simple to reduce visual burden. Plus I would rather not to have a left or right sock - that would certainly increase effort for matching and dressing. |
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+ The long tragic affair of sock E45-23A |
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seriously, [world], check out semacodes (link), they're what you want. |
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Thanks, but I want something as human-readable as possible. I don't want to scan my socks with my cell phone while sorting. Unless you're implying the creation of an automatic sock sorting machine... |
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