Why do flip flops go flip flop? shouldn't they go flip flip??

Question

but isn't it a sound per step ergo discounting the peel / strike hypothesis??

Answer 1

They should go 'flip''flop' ... If not, you better return them to the shop as that's what they should do!!

Only dolphins like 'flip' 'flips' ...

Answer 2

They go flip when they stick to your hot sweaty feet and they go flop when they come unstuck.

Answer 3

I love these indepth questions. Do they go flip flop in other languages or is it just English?

Why did shaky sing about the green door, wasn't the red one better?

Answer 4

Then they would be flip flips, and besides you tell yourself its that and you hear it as that, think about a clock, it goes tick tock right? but then if you get yourself a steady beat of a clock and say to yourself tick tock (etc.) at every beat, you will believe it is right, but then if you say tick twice, tick and tock will still work, because its your brain that makes it up, its not actually happening like that(:

Answer 5

Flip = insole of shoe peeling from foot as foot is lifted off ground or floor.

Flop = sole of shoe striking the ground .

Shoes that are secured to your foot lift with your foot (no flip) and strike the ground with your foot pressed against the sole (different flop).

Answer 6

I think they eat your face

Answer 7

I think they go " Flip Flap "

Answer 8

Same as why does a clock go tick tock lol!

Errrm maybe it's something to do with it not being the same leg, i.e. your legs walk with different pressures.

I have no idea really lol.

Answer 9

mine go flop flip