Another oversight is doing socks then one sock for both participants in both tests. Matt even stated that he'd learned from his mistakes on the stairs, which would indicate he had a technical advantage over his previous runs. Should have had Steph do 2 sock/1sock and Matt do 1 sock/2 sock and/or have them do an additional run with the first condition
This may be far-fetched, but Mat's habit of removing one sock, usually the left, might've caused his left foot to adapt and heat itself up more than the other. If they tried it both ways, they could prove or disprove this. I hate socks, sleeves, and prefer shorts over pants, have always been that way because they make me feel restricted and I've noticed especially in recent years that I'm naturally warmer than family members who, growing up, were taught to dress for the season not neccessarily the weather.
The chemistry between Matt and Steph is honestly hashtag goals. The banter, the way they play off of each other, the teasing and friendly competition... It's all just so wholesome. Ollie is being raised by an amazing couple of parents! And that's NOT just a theory... It's a fact.
you forgot about the most important factor, comfortability. i can wear 2 socks or none, but wearing one sock and having the other barefoot is too uncomfortable.
and he should do a version of the test with traction socks (idk what they are officially called but the bottoms actually are made to have traction) just to see if the sock you choose for the choice actually matters
im halfway through the video and im just thinking to myself "why not no socks?" Im an avid no-sock-wearer while at home, and i feel like it does everything the 1 sock does while being more comfortable
Hey matpat i had an idea for a theory, you know how perfume ads are… really weird? What if you did a test where you watched a perfume ad and did a smell test and tried guessing which perfume the ad was for? I was wondering if they actually worked or if they were all just completely random
I love watching Matt and Steph talking. They genuinely seem to enjoy each other's company and the fact that they can talk about random topics with ease is 10/10 friendship level goals
I agree with Matt on the the running experiment that 1 sock obviously works as you have more grip with your bare feet. But I agree with Stephanie that 2 socks is still the best to wear especially with shoes going outside. Wonderful to see Stephanie again hope we can see more of her in the future again. ☺️❤️
It's so weird, yet nice to hear voiceover commentary from Steph paired with Mat. I know she's done it a few times before, but I don't think I've ever seen it last the whole video.
This was such a silly couples argument between you two to prove who is right and I am totally living for more theories like this, it's so wholesome in a way lol
Three thoughts: 1) More theories like these, please! 🎉 2) Others have mentioned no sock trial and half-worn sock trial, but I would also like to propose sticky bottom sock trial (usually found in warm sleeping socks, they look like the bottom of kids' onesies) 3) Why does MatPat not just start the day with one sock? Or have a designated mini sock hamper? I always joked about putting a hamper under my brother's desk for his socks (which he took off in pairs) because I could always see like a dozen down there...
@@dominickucela6144 Yup, fully agree with you! Going barefoot in the summer helps losing down all that heat. Especially if you have nice and chilly stone flooring, that keep your toes cool.
This is slowly becoming my favourite Theory channel it's just so unhinged at times like this is basically a mix between solving a silly argument, merch promotion and fan service for wikifeet users 😂
Honestly from all of the channels this theory is my favorite. Steph needs to be apart of more theory videos! You two are adorable but more importantly this was an incredibly fun and silly theory and it seemed like you two had a blast making it.
Big miss on the lack of barefoot testing, which is what I do during warm months. But there are other things to consider too. In cold months with slippers, socks minimize the sweat going into the slippers. And there's also just the weirdness angle... you'd have to defend an inherently weird style/clothing choice to everyone else. So, yeah, the only viable choices are two socks or no socks.
Isometimes forget they're husband and wife, so just seeing them coexist along each other while having little conversations fills me with glee. Also: MAT AND STEPH ARE SO FREACKING ADORABLE OMGGG
Honestly, I am feeling a lot of wholesome energy coming from Steph and Mat. They are the perfect couple NGL. Their conversation with each other is just wholesome. Like two peas in a pod. :3
I love her too! I miss the days of the dynamic duo, but I'm also so proud of her for choosing her own path and being able to live life the way which brings the most joy.
Maybe not, remember matpat uses the sliding technique, something way harder to do without the sock since, you know, the bare foot is used for better grip
Yes! No socks FTW! Then again one of my feet has almost no traction (eczema turned basically the entire bottom into one smooth mass of scar tissue) so I might as well wear a sock, except it would aggravate the eczema.
not only does it help with speed and safety, but it lowers the amount of socks you use, cutting the amount of socks you need to buy down by a full half, saving you 50% on each purchase of socks. and if you go through socks like i do, that's a lot of money...
I could never wear just one sock... because then I'd be getting all sorts of kitty litter on my feet! But actually my preferred foot covering is actually slippers- they protect my feet from kitty litter, keep my feet warm, and are less slippery than socks. But it's easier to take off a slipper than socks, imo.
Maybe you can try a litter mat or different litter? I dunno, some track worse than others. I had a cat with the fuzziest feet imagine who who track litter granules into my bed, it's the worst
My favorite kind of slippers are the 1s with the ankle straps to help my slippers stay put on my feet when I need to wear and use them even if I know that its detriments and limits are that they will take longer and even harder to take off especially if I buy or got a bad pair of strap slippers or sandals.
While I am firmly in Team No-Sock, I absolutely LOVED this episode and look forward to more fun wholesome family-quabble-related content in the future :)
This episode is great 😂 It’s so nice seeing Matt and Stephanie have so much fun together and collabing on content. I miss seeing Stephanie in videos tbh. I’d love to see more of it.
I love the more relatable epesodes purely based on a dispute between partners. Just fun. And the ones where they kind of just hang out. Edit: Please redo but add a no-sock option to show a full batery of options.
I’m surprised they didn’t take the socks off for each test as well just to have a base of how much it warms or cools when there are no socks / speed and grip in bare feet
I have a suggestion for a style theory! I wish they explain why do we need to change perfumes each season? Or like why are there scents that won’t work if it’s like summer or winter? This always bothered me when I was a kid, but I use it as an adult. Like I can “detect” that this is for summer or this is for winter. Love what you guys are doing, sending love from the Philippines! 🫶🏼
The intro, with Mat saying he's using team theorist to win an argument with his wife immediately reminded me of Dan fighting his wife about if coffee is a soup 🤣🤣🤣
Look how far we've come. From everyone not believing Mat actually wore one sock after he revealed it on Gtlive and all of us being shocked/horrified once it was demonstrated to be true on food theory. Mat has finally done it. I hope I never have to think about this again.
Steph brought up a great point with Hair Color. Can we get a vid about the Naming Conventions from Black hair to Blond hair especially? There are quite a lot of categorical terms, and I really don't understand them. Are the terms anyway sensible? Corporate Nonsense? Or Social Construct lol
I don't care what the results will say - ain't no way I'm only wearing one sock. 😂 Also, if you don't sleep with ANY socks, then you'll naturally release heat from both feet. Besides, sleeping with ANY socks on is uncomfortable for me.
I'm the same about sleeping, unless it's REALLY cold - but the discomfort from coldness has to heavily outweigh the discomfort of socks... and even then they have to be the super stretchy fuzzy bed sock type socks... and I end up kicking them off in my sleep when I'm apparently warm enough 😅
There seems to be a flaw with the experiment here: what about no socks? If these are the criteria you're worried about, maybe you'd be better off just without socks.
I personally think another factor should be taken into consideration: what might be on the floor. I don't mean the flooring, but children and pets can mean different items may be strewn across your path. Two socks should be better insulation against things like stepping on a LEGO (since both feet are insulated, meaning you have no chance to step on one with bare feet), while it's definitely easier to clean up when your pet decides to leave a "present" on the floor (as will sometimes happen). As well, I can think that it's important that if your feet always feel cold, you have the warmth of a sock when you're walking around, especially since the cold floor can be quite annoying (and, conversely, help you insulate from a hot floor in the summer). Lastly, there's the odor factor. Both socks on should keep the foot stink from permeating as well.
For those of us that don't shower religiously before bed: i find that my feet are cleaner after walking around in socks than without. If I go out and wear shoes without socks on (sandals, ballet flats,etc) and walk through some dirt, my feet are going to be filthy and will need to be washed. Socks save me from that plus I can spin and slide on my hardwood floors more easily which makes kitchen duties more fun
Thank you for leaning in to that horrifying caricatured 'head and feet only' imagery around the early-middle of the video, it was hilarious and creative! Sort of like Hoggle from Labyrinth, or Petscop- adjacent, or maybe something that the Grumps would come up with. Cheers and great episode!
Just thinking of ideas could you guys ever do a style theory episode involving shoes? It’s kind of nuts how expensive they are and I kind of realize something most shoes have a point on the top which crunches up your toes so they can’t move as much and spread out. Just thought it might be fun.
Great episode, but isn´t it likely that the reason you scored better on the newer race laps was due to practice from the first rounds and not the extra grip you gained? :)
Yay! Im glad you and steph did an episode together. 😄 Also, even if one sock is better than two, it would drive me CRAZY having only one foot exposed. I gotta have two socks or none.
Missed the control, guys. No socks, One sock (swap feet for even better testing), then two socks. Matt removing the same sock he always removes nullifies the experiment because his body is already accustomed to it. The way you structured the experiment as is doesn't prove anything because not enough variables were tested.
These would be muchmore fun and meaningful with a solid control group. So in this case: A NO SOCKS RUN! Because yes, we are comparing one sock vs 2 socks, but it's important to understand the benefit of any sock, as opposed to no sock before saying 1 sock is the best sock method.
4:34 and now we know why Steph needs both socks. Reminds me if my ex from Pakistan. Insisted that he leave the oven on to heat the appartment in the summer bevause the canadian nights were too cold for him.
MatPat should do a style theory on whether hair conditioner actually works. You know, since he claimed before that he doesn't believe it does and that "nothing will change his mind". Let's see him put his theorist money where his mouth is on this!
We need more Steph content!!!!! I’m SO glad she played such a huge role in this episode. I missed seeing her little cameos, so an entire episode is like a dream come true. She’s my favorite from Team Theorist :)
🧦 Whose side are YOU on: one sock or two socks?
BASED MATPAT
I wear four socks
Yo momma
two, what is wrong with you?
Tbh I would say none
As a person who goes barefoot around their house I feel like you guys did a major oversight in not testing no socks.
Another oversight is doing socks then one sock for both participants in both tests. Matt even stated that he'd learned from his mistakes on the stairs, which would indicate he had a technical advantage over his previous runs. Should have had Steph do 2 sock/1sock and Matt do 1 sock/2 sock and/or have them do an additional run with the first condition
Same!
Agreed. No socks is clearly superior.
And slippers
Meeee toooo!
This may be far-fetched, but Mat's habit of removing one sock, usually the left, might've caused his left foot to adapt and heat itself up more than the other. If they tried it both ways, they could prove or disprove this.
I hate socks, sleeves, and prefer shorts over pants, have always been that way because they make me feel restricted and I've noticed especially in recent years that I'm naturally warmer than family members who, growing up, were taught to dress for the season not neccessarily the weather.
AYYE, another shorts and no-sleeves guy!
doesnt sound far fetched to me at all
yeah, and could of then tested No socks on
I am exactly the same way
big brain, we need a part 2
matt leaving his socks everywhere is him marking his territory
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Fix the comment sections they are filled with bots.
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I’m literally so happy to see Steph. Everytime she’s back my heart is warm. I have missed her so much
Fr
Ikr? She lights up the room with her sharp and funny comments and also through her interactions with matpat. She's a joy to have in any video! :)
17:03 bro risked it all and his final words would have been a dad joke. What a legend.
His final words will be a dad joke either way
The conversation between Mat and Steph was just adorable.
Yeah... theyre so cute!
Kinda weird she hasn't seen his body in 2 months
Matt coming in with the Dad Jokes is hilarious!
bro there grippers r out
I don't think that I've seen anything cuter than that whoosh. So sweet that Steph let him redo his whoosh.
The chemistry between Matt and Steph is honestly hashtag goals. The banter, the way they play off of each other, the teasing and friendly competition... It's all just so wholesome. Ollie is being raised by an amazing couple of parents!
And that's NOT just a theory... It's a fact.
A Style fact!
@@Zito66941 no a family fact!
New pickup line: Let me your MatPat?
Except it’s weird she hadn’t seen Matt shirtless in 2 months to know he still had the grid sunburn.
you forgot about the most important factor, comfortability. i can wear 2 socks or none, but wearing one sock and having the other barefoot is too uncomfortable.
Exactly
The imbalance is too much
I HIGHLY agree. I can't even wear holed socks due to the texture driffence. One sock would be to much
oh yeah? You think so? Wear wet socks then.
I can fix that problem, one grip sock, one regular sock🧦
I don't know what your target audience thinks, but I personally can't get enough of the husband-wife banter. Feed us more of it, please.
I agree, it was fun seeing Stephanie in the video, and the banter was fun to listen to!
I’m here for it. I’m a fan of May/Steph.
I get enough of it at home. But it's nice to see who wins
We used to get lots of it in GT Live! It was great! I miss those days.
@@melissamenchaca9121 which one is May?
I love Mat, he's a funny guy... BUUUUUT, I feel like he should've done AT LEAST the race part WITHOUT any socks, just for accuracy.
YES
Nrd and d vibes I’m getting right now 😂
and he should do a version of the test with traction socks (idk what they are officially called but the bottoms actually are made to have traction) just to see if the sock you choose for the choice actually matters
Tryna see mats feet? I see u for what u are
Wouldn't he go faster without any socks?
im halfway through the video and im just thinking to myself "why not no socks?" Im an avid no-sock-wearer while at home, and i feel like it does everything the 1 sock does while being more comfortable
this is so real especially for the body temp one like if u want to be colder take both off tf? 😭
@reddimentions4225 You speak like someone with central heating.
@@leahjean7783And when your feet get cold, you tuck them back under the blanket.
@@leahjean7783personally socks in bed make my feet FREEZING. if I take them off my feet stay cozy and can regulate properly
As asian, we just tank the temperature.
Hey matpat i had an idea for a theory, you know how perfume ads are… really weird? What if you did a test where you watched a perfume ad and did a smell test and tried guessing which perfume the ad was for? I was wondering if they actually worked or if they were all just completely random
The imagery of Mat and/or Steph barrelling up the stairs to get to Ollie is just too charming for words.
I love watching Matt and Steph talking. They genuinely seem to enjoy each other's company and the fact that they can talk about random topics with ease is 10/10 friendship level goals
They're married😭
@@zLeemu You can be besties with your spouse
@@RosheenQuynhLOL
@@RosheenQuynh true true
@@zLeemu Yeh! 😁
the chemistry between stephanie and matpat is so wholesome I've been smiling throughout this video
Definitely helps that they're a couple.
I agree with Matt on the the running experiment that 1 sock obviously works as you have more grip with your bare feet. But I agree with Stephanie that 2 socks is still the best to wear especially with shoes going outside. Wonderful to see Stephanie again hope we can see more of her in the future again. ☺️❤️
It's so weird, yet nice to hear voiceover commentary from Steph paired with Mat. I know she's done it a few times before, but I don't think I've ever seen it last the whole video.
This was such a silly couples argument between you two to prove who is right and I am totally living for more theories like this, it's so wholesome in a way lol
Three thoughts:
1) More theories like these, please! 🎉
2) Others have mentioned no sock trial and half-worn sock trial, but I would also like to propose sticky bottom sock trial (usually found in warm sleeping socks, they look like the bottom of kids' onesies)
3) Why does MatPat not just start the day with one sock? Or have a designated mini sock hamper? I always joked about putting a hamper under my brother's desk for his socks (which he took off in pairs) because I could always see like a dozen down there...
also different types of socks like wool vs the more breathable sports socks
Yes we need to see these tests with more socks. Especially the grippy ones!
16:38 Was that the fall of 87
Wow 12.87 seconds what a specific number
Okay Matpat and Steph.... Now what about going 0 socks completely barefoot?
I always am barefoot in the summer. It's so freeing for my toes.
🤢
I DO THAT
I HATE SOCKS
@@dominickucela6144 Yup, fully agree with you! Going barefoot in the summer helps losing down all that heat. Especially if you have nice and chilly stone flooring, that keep your toes cool.
@@espeon030me too
This is slowly becoming my favourite Theory channel it's just so unhinged at times like this is basically a mix between solving a silly argument, merch promotion and fan service for wikifeet users 😂
Would like a follow-up with grippy socks and a no-sock option (which would clearly be superior in the foot race for maximum traction).
I'm for grippy sock supremacy, because my freezing toes need coverage.
Doing anything in those psyche ward grippy socks do be feeling weird 🥴
@@fallen_angelmemesforlife9172finally someone mentioning the psych socks
Honestly from all of the channels this theory is my favorite. Steph needs to be apart of more theory videos! You two are adorable but more importantly this was an incredibly fun and silly theory and it seemed like you two had a blast making it.
Is it sad that I was aggressively annoyed that no socks weren't an option?! I have always been no socks.
team no socks!
Socks suck! No socks club!
Sockless unless I must, usually for boots.
I think the point was to find which way of wearing socks was better (so either one or two), not how many you should wear (0, 1, or 2)
You are all animals
We need steph's sequel to this video: what it's the MOST optimal indoor footwear? (SPOILER ALERT: its not one sock)
SLIPPERS!
SLIPPERS!
SLIPPERS!
Bare feet.
Just socks
hands
Crocs?
This is genuinely a so much more fun video than normal with having steph participate in the V/O. I love their relationship dynamic, they're so fun
Big miss on the lack of barefoot testing, which is what I do during warm months.
But there are other things to consider too. In cold months with slippers, socks minimize the sweat going into the slippers. And there's also just the weirdness angle... you'd have to defend an inherently weird style/clothing choice to everyone else.
So, yeah, the only viable choices are two socks or no socks.
Isometimes forget they're husband and wife, so just seeing them coexist along each other while having little conversations fills me with glee.
Also: MAT AND STEPH ARE SO FREACKING ADORABLE OMGGG
Honestly, I am feeling a lot of wholesome energy coming from Steph and Mat. They are the perfect couple NGL. Their conversation with each other is just wholesome. Like two peas in a pod. :3
I always love seeing these two together, they just seem like they have so much fun around each other and it's contagious
Basil :)
I am on the side of no socks, and I will say I really liked the back and forth between Matt and Steph!
So great to see Steph again!
YEEAAAHHH SOCKS R DO OVERATED WOOOOO
@jehousel6487 YES
Agree.q
The conclusion is that sockless is SAFER. Steph was still cold, and that is the reason she wears them.
I love the dynamic of the two of them together in the voice over. Can we please have more episodes like this!!!
Oh my gosh I forgot how much I love these dorks being dorks, I just want to see more of these two. She needs to come back for GTlive more.
I love her too! I miss the days of the dynamic duo, but I'm also so proud of her for choosing her own path and being able to live life the way which brings the most joy.
Didn't she mostly leave GTlive because of Ollie? At least thats how I remember it.
I'm only 4 minutes into the video and I'm already loving it. Just watching Mat and Steph's wholesome dynamic is just so entertaining!
I like how all these tests would have even better results with no socks
Ikr?! No socks gang
Maybe not, remember matpat uses the sliding technique, something way harder to do without the sock since, you know, the bare foot is used for better grip
Speak your truth, king
Yes! No socks FTW!
Then again one of my feet has almost no traction (eczema turned basically the entire bottom into one smooth mass of scar tissue) so I might as well wear a sock, except it would aggravate the eczema.
Exactly. They forgot a huge part of this test. They’ll just have to do it all over again with no socks included. The results are invalid until then
So how about grippy socks for around the house? Then you can wear two like a normal person and have traction.
I say. The only socks I wear around the house is no slip sock or no socks.
not only does it help with speed and safety, but it lowers the amount of socks you use, cutting the amount of socks you need to buy down by a full half, saving you 50% on each purchase of socks. and if you go through socks like i do, that's a lot of money...
I could never wear just one sock... because then I'd be getting all sorts of kitty litter on my feet! But actually my preferred foot covering is actually slippers- they protect my feet from kitty litter, keep my feet warm, and are less slippery than socks. But it's easier to take off a slipper than socks, imo.
Slippers are superior! Especially when you have pets.
Maybe you can try a litter mat or different litter? I dunno, some track worse than others. I had a cat with the fuzziest feet imagine who who track litter granules into my bed, it's the worst
slipper gang
My favorite kind of slippers are the 1s with the ankle straps to help my slippers stay put on my feet when I need to wear and use them even if I know that its detriments and limits are that they will take longer and even harder to take off especially if I buy or got a bad pair of strap slippers or sandals.
Bruh your cat is tracking poopoo all over your house if you have an issue of constantly stepping on kitty litter everywhere
While I am firmly in Team No-Sock, I absolutely LOVED this episode and look forward to more fun wholesome family-quabble-related content in the future :)
I love when Steph and Matt are in videos together.
This episode is great 😂 It’s so nice seeing Matt and Stephanie have so much fun together and collabing on content. I miss seeing Stephanie in videos tbh. I’d love to see more of it.
I love the more relatable epesodes purely based on a dispute between partners. Just fun. And the ones where they kind of just hang out.
Edit: Please redo but add a no-sock option to show a full batery of options.
the way matthew made a whole theory solely because he was petty about an argument, iconic
very matpat
“AND THAT’S WHY I’M RIGHT, I’M ALWAYS RIGHT!”
although steph could do the same, so i think it could help them both; along with adding content
It kinda sounds like something my mom would do. 😂
HAHA. *Solely
Get it? Becaus--
I’m surprised they didn’t take the socks off for each test as well just to have a base of how much it warms or cools when there are no socks / speed and grip in bare feet
As an AFAB person with cold extremities, lemme just say that the indoors socks with the grip are a god send in the winter.
Even after death matpat will set an arg for his son to figure out 16:47
I love that Steph showed up in a theory again. We don't see her often anymore.
Matpat, this is great, but you've had me freaked about the Dove soap episode for WEEKS. Please follow up before I start having night terrors
I have a suggestion for a style theory! I wish they explain why do we need to change perfumes each season? Or like why are there scents that won’t work if it’s like summer or winter? This always bothered me when I was a kid, but I use it as an adult. Like I can “detect” that this is for summer or this is for winter. Love what you guys are doing, sending love from the Philippines! 🫶🏼
2 socks with silicone bottom is superior. Also, congrats to Matt for finally "winning" an argument😂
The intro, with Mat saying he's using team theorist to win an argument with his wife immediately reminded me of Dan fighting his wife about if coffee is a soup 🤣🤣🤣
Matpat: You're wearing your socks wrong
Neuro-divergents: We BETTER be
I'm an aspie and I just wear soft socks.
😂😂😂
I started wearing socks inside out because of an autistic-coded character played by Sean Connery in Finding Forrester.
11:56 my brother is a proud user of the one sock method
Watching these two just having a conversation together is just the best thing
I love these two so much, they are everything that I want in a future relationship. Their chemistry is just wonderful
Look how far we've come. From everyone not believing Mat actually wore one sock after he revealed it on Gtlive and all of us being shocked/horrified once it was demonstrated to be true on food theory. Mat has finally done it.
I hope I never have to think about this again.
I'm here after "The Final FNAF Help Wanted 2" GTLive just to find out why Mat has only one sock on
Steph brought up a great point with Hair Color. Can we get a vid about the Naming Conventions from Black hair to Blond hair especially? There are quite a lot of categorical terms, and I really don't understand them. Are the terms anyway sensible? Corporate Nonsense? Or Social Construct lol
We slowly through every episode get a more and more detailed floor plan of matpat's house.
Glad I'm not the only one that noticed this
Gotta say, they've got a nice pad.
I thought the kitchen was crazy, but they have a downstairs bigger than most houses.
We need more of Steph and mat just narratorating Together there just gold together
These 2 are the definition of marrying your best friend
16:53 is the most underated dad joke im cackling 😂😂
I CANNOT get enough of Steph and Mat’s conversations.
I feel like this video was a first hand experience of what it would be like to hang out with mat and steph at a sleep over😂
18:07 no, he did prove it worked for temperature regulation.... For his metabolism. Might not work for anyone else but definitely does for him.
This should be a new format of sorts - Steph and MatPar settle a dispute with science.
I thought it was adorable.
I don't care what the results will say - ain't no way I'm only wearing one sock. 😂 Also, if you don't sleep with ANY socks, then you'll naturally release heat from both feet. Besides, sleeping with ANY socks on is uncomfortable for me.
I'm the same about sleeping, unless it's REALLY cold - but the discomfort from coldness has to heavily outweigh the discomfort of socks... and even then they have to be the super stretchy fuzzy bed sock type socks... and I end up kicking them off in my sleep when I'm apparently warm enough 😅
Steph was so funny in this episode. Her interplay with Mat is the best. Love ya Steph :D
There seems to be a flaw with the experiment here: what about no socks? If these are the criteria you're worried about, maybe you'd be better off just without socks.
I personally think another factor should be taken into consideration: what might be on the floor. I don't mean the flooring, but children and pets can mean different items may be strewn across your path. Two socks should be better insulation against things like stepping on a LEGO (since both feet are insulated, meaning you have no chance to step on one with bare feet), while it's definitely easier to clean up when your pet decides to leave a "present" on the floor (as will sometimes happen). As well, I can think that it's important that if your feet always feel cold, you have the warmth of a sock when you're walking around, especially since the cold floor can be quite annoying (and, conversely, help you insulate from a hot floor in the summer). Lastly, there's the odor factor. Both socks on should keep the foot stink from permeating as well.
For those of us that don't shower religiously before bed: i find that my feet are cleaner after walking around in socks than without.
If I go out and wear shoes without socks on (sandals, ballet flats,etc) and walk through some dirt, my feet are going to be filthy and will need to be washed. Socks save me from that
plus I can spin and slide on my hardwood floors more easily which makes kitchen duties more fun
Thank you for leaning in to that horrifying caricatured 'head and feet only' imagery around the early-middle of the video, it was hilarious and creative! Sort of like Hoggle from Labyrinth, or Petscop- adjacent, or maybe something that the Grumps would come up with. Cheers and great episode!
Love Steph’s confidence - it’s much better for the quality, wholesome
Just thinking of ideas could you guys ever do a style theory episode involving shoes? It’s kind of nuts how expensive they are and I kind of realize something most shoes have a point on the top which crunches up your toes so they can’t move as much and spread out. Just thought it might be fun.
I love how this is just for Matt's self-vindication for something so silly. I would go this hard trying to prove a point as well. Much respect
Great episode, but isn´t it likely that the reason you scored better on the newer race laps was due to practice from the first rounds and not the extra grip you gained? :)
Or had longer legs. That's a huge advantage in climbing steps.
Pretty sure they didn't temporarily grow thier legs between rounds.@@dominickucela6144
This is literally what i thought. They never changed up the order.
No matter what the results are wearing only one sock is psychotic
I've literally never heard of someone wearing one sock around the house.
Yay! Im glad you and steph did an episode together. 😄 Also, even if one sock is better than two, it would drive me CRAZY having only one foot exposed. I gotta have two socks or none.
Okay but the sensory NIGHTMARE of wearing one sock gives me heart palpitations.
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I am wearing both. You think I am going to buy theory socks and not wear both of them? No.
Missed the control, guys. No socks, One sock (swap feet for even better testing), then two socks. Matt removing the same sock he always removes nullifies the experiment because his body is already accustomed to it. The way you structured the experiment as is doesn't prove anything because not enough variables were tested.
Matt, exfoliate the checkerboard pattern! Get a nice body scrub and it'll help those tan lines will go away a lot faster😊
9:02 Gollum Matpat is something I never thought I’d see today, but here we are. 😅
I either wear both socks, or no socks. I have sensory issues, I CAN NOT feel unbalanced like that with only one sock! Love the banter though!
Should have tested with no socks at all. The while reason everyone thinks Mat is weird wearing ine sock, is because wearing no socks is an option.
12:12 "NO TRACTION, NO TRACTION" or aka MatPat zoomies.
MatPat and Steph are delightful to watch. Also, team no socks. 😄
Down with Socks
MatPat and Steph really are perfect for each other. 🤣
These would be muchmore fun and meaningful with a solid control group.
So in this case: A NO SOCKS RUN!
Because yes, we are comparing one sock vs 2 socks, but it's important to understand the benefit of any sock, as opposed to no sock before saying 1 sock is the best sock method.
I love a Stephanie appearance! I've missed her a LOT!
Mat at 0:06- I intend to win an argument with my wife
Me- Team theorist, warm up the couch for him.
I would have never thought I would see mapat with just a head and feet 9:40
4:34 and now we know why Steph needs both socks.
Reminds me if my ex from Pakistan. Insisted that he leave the oven on to heat the appartment in the summer bevause the canadian nights were too cold for him.
Not gonna lie, I think the footed heads of Steph and MatPat are my new sleep paralysis demons…
MatPat should do a style theory on whether hair conditioner actually works. You know, since he claimed before that he doesn't believe it does and that "nothing will change his mind".
Let's see him put his theorist money where his mouth is on this!
I think they hinted at it.
We need more Steph content!!!!! I’m SO glad she played such a huge role in this episode. I missed seeing her little cameos, so an entire episode is like a dream come true. She’s my favorite from Team Theorist :)
I demand a redo but with the following:
- no socks (barefoot)
- half socks (ankle sleeves)
- Ballerina/yoga socks (non-slip with toes)