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Iron Boots

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How Much Do The Iron Boots Weigh? theory

Hi. So, when I started this theory, I was REALLY hoping I’d get some conclusive numbers. If you read the title, then you’d know I was making theory on how much the weight of the Iron Boots from Zelda would be. Unless you’re blind and your audio readout thingie isn’t really working right. In which case, GUESS WHAT. THEORY ON IRON BOOTS.

So, when I started this theory, I decided to turn to the Iron Boots from Ocarina of Time. These boots closely resemble Steel Toe work boots. Great awesome. Get the measurements and weight of these boots, substitute for iron and done. Here’s the weight--WRONG.

My result should be something that would both sink a body and slow a man down when walking.

I spent a long time working on this and I came to...well...A conclusion you’ll see soon.

A guesstimate. I literally came to a guesstimate.

ANYWAY

The actual weight of a steel toe work boot depends on four things; model, style, brand, and size. Pretty simple.

The most common work boots, and the ones that look almost like OOT’s Iron Boots, would be the Steel “mid-sole” boots. Now, this mid-sole thing means that these boots have shock absorption. There is a thin plate of steel between the foot and the padding, made specifically to protect, well...the sole of your foot. This is simple for making sure that you don’t cut your foot on some loose nails, or something. I don’t know. I don’t wear them. I’m a tiny boy.

Now, these boots weigh in at more than 2 kilograms when made from leather. For my fellow Americans, this is 4.4 pounds. Per. Pair. So, each boot weight roughly 2 pounds. Obviously, this isn’t enough to sink and slow down a grown man.

Now, this is based on the average size boot, usually the display model. So, we need measurements of the Hero of Time. Link stands at about 5’7”, based on the measurement stick found at the Lakeside Laboratory. Great, assume. Pretty tall guy. I can get with that. Now the average shoe size for a guy of that height is roughly 9.5-10.5. Going off of the measurement of 9.5, that would mean the foot length is at about 10.5 inches, 10.8 if he’s wearing a size 10.5.

Now, this is really important as the length can contribute to the weight of the boot. The longer the foot, the more steel that’s being used. At six inches, a pair of steel toe boots would weigh in at about 5 pounds per pair, that 4.4 we found out earlier.

So bingo-bongo, plug in some numbers and it’s roughly 9-10 pounds per pair of boots. That’s not enough to sink a full-grown Hero. The most that would do is slow him down in the water but if he wears it long enough while training, he could be the elven Michael Phelps in no time.

Rewind.

Link stands at 5’7” with a shoe size of roughly 9.5-10.5, depending on if he goes to Payless or Walmart. You guys know what I mean. His own weight given his lithe but muscular frame is somewhere between 133-163 pounds. He’s a lot more muscular and bulkier than most of the other Hero’s, even our goat wrestling Hero of Twilight. So, I’ll say he’s closer to 163.

Now, the Hero of Time is strong. Like THE ROCK STRONG. I kinda want Link to start singing “You’re Welcome” now. Anyway, we know he’s strong because of how he swims

Paying attention to his form, which is used across Zelda games, he swims on his side. This is a form called a “Rescue” swim. A lifeguard learns this so when they pull someone from the water, the can secure them with one arm and have the person’s head above water while swimming them to safety.

Now, the real question is, did they give the Hero this swimming technique on purpose or is it just easier to program, considering it’s used across most 3D Zelda games.

Anyway, that swim is actually important because you’ll notice he swims with both head and shoulders above water, even when treading water in the child-time. That is incredibly hard for non-athletic swimmers, simply because part of treading water is the muscles, technique, and your lungs. THIS IS NOT INCLUDING THAT LINK IS FULLY CLOTHED IN BOTH TIMELINES WHEN DOING THIS WHICH IS EVEN MORE WEIGHT.

Maybe that sinking we get from putting on the boots is actually from the boots AND his clothes. Wouldn’t that be a twist?

Now, the lungs. Lungs actually help play a part in this magical thing called buoyancy. This is the displacement of the object density. Basically, an object in water displaces or moves the water, meaning the water pulls away from the object. What causes an object to sink is its density. The density is the object weight or mass related to its volume. This is why a massive ship can float whilst an anchor can sink, and a dead Hero can sink and a living Hero can float.

So, let’s go back to our question at hand: How much do the Iron Boots need to weigh to both sink Link AND allow him to still be able to walk?

This is answered again with buoyancy.

In order for a diver to basically moved around freely underwater without floating upward or sinking to the bottom of the ocean, they need to reach neutral buoyancy. But we want to sink Link, so we want a negative buoyancy force. Meaning he as a whole NEEDS to be denser.

Following the Archimedes’ Principle, we know an average diver would need 5-10% of their own weight (IN LEAD) just to reach neutral buoyancy. Given that we guessed Link at around 133-163 pounds, the amount of lead he’d need to go diving in Lake Hylia would be from either 6.65-8.15 pounds (5%) of lead or 13.3-16.3 (10%)  pounds of lead. Again, this is to reach NEUTRAL buoyancy but we want Link to be anchored to the bottom of the lake so he can fight those stupid friggin’ clams.

That’s when I got this idea: Ha’a Keaulana. A Hawaiian surfer who runs along the ocean floor with a 50-pound boulder. She uses this as an endurance training weight, which, as a fitness lover, I admire this! The most I can do for endurance is jog a mile in 20 minutes!

Now, she doesn’t have any Zora gear but she’s a badass that dives 30 feet to the ocean, picks up a bounder, and runs with it for more than a minute. Holy frick. So you’re telling me she not only dives down but tacks on an extra minute after situating herself with a boulder. JESUS. IS SHE ACTUALLY A ZORA?!

Going through her Instagram to get an idea of her body type, I learned that not only is she an amazing photographer, but she’s got an incredibly muscular build, much like the Hero of Time.

So, let’s go on 50 pounds of Iron Boots strapped to Link’s feet. Underwater, he’ll be fine, but Link needs to be able to walk on land with these things. 25 pounds per footsie. He might as well be that dancing scarecrow. 20-25 pounds is the maximum a diver can carry before they begin to sink though so, maybe it isn’t too crazy.

So, we come to our guesstimate. It should weigh in at about 25-50 pounds for a pair. Now, if this is true, even at the weight of 25 pounds for a pair, someone should then TAKE LINK TO THE HOSPITAL.

Studies show that long term use of wearing steel toe boots or even those damned ankle weight they encourage for running puts a strain on the tendons in your foot, ankle, shin, and most importantly YOUR NEE CAPS. THAT IS 25 TO 50 POUNDS OF PRESSURE ON YOUR BODY THAT ISNT BEING DISTRIBUTED PROPERLY.

I hope Link at least got a foot massage after all that OH WAIT. Zelda used the Ocarina to send Link to the past so the guy didn’t have to worry about that. Huh. Good call, Princess of Hyrule.

But, all of this is based on Ocarina of Time Iron Boots, which clearly have some leather on them. I’m scared as hell for Twilight Princess Link with those boots made completely out of Iron. But he also regularly wrestles goats, which for some reason helps him in wrestling Goron’s once he has some extra weight. He also is able to stop Beast Ganon but this is while in Wolf form with Midna’s Power hand, so maybe the Hero of Twilight’s boots aren’t even actually Iron?

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I think everybody needs to see this hilarious little thing that was posted to the official Puss in Boots tiktok. It's a parody of that one Old Spice commercial.

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The Legend of Live Now

Live with more Ocarina of Time, clearing as much of as many temples as I can get my guantleted, little hands on.

Just need the light arrows and the giant's wallet I think. Let's find them!

[faglaios]

one detail I really liked that I haven’t seen anyone touch on is how death only ever showed up when puss was close to potentially dying, which lead me to realize puss was probably going to drink himself to death at their first meeting

[zybynarx]

Bakugo fans at the moment be like:

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Happy very belated birthday.. I hope you had much time celebrating by digging for tubers : )

I'M DIGGING FOR TUBERS! AND NO ONE CAN STOP ME!

[adobe-outdesign]

shoutout to the Muppets Mayhem for giving Dr. Teeth an ex-girlfriend who he kind of still has feelings for, but instead making her conventionally attractive they made her a human version of Roz from Monsters Inc

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FEM NIGHTMARE DESIGN

i wanted to post both my pre corruption and post design version at once so here you go!

they might be subject to change in the future, but i don't think i wanna go overboard with detail for nightmare's passive form; cause not only would her fancy princess clothing be stolen or ripped and torn ages ago with all the bullying and blood staining it, but also the twins have to change their clothes every once in a while to clean them or at least when they get too small to fit, so the outfits have to be replaceable/easy to mend and sew back hhh xD

also no crowns for this version of mine, but a crescent moon hair clip turned necklace for night, and a sun clip turned belt for dream! her design coming soon (hopefully :'D)

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Life the She-wolf belongs to @tokay-blog

Some sketches featuring her, one with where both Life and Death being fiercely protective over the pups. Whoever's intruding or being a threat should make peace with themself and rethink their life choices.

Another sketch of She-wolf helping young Goldi, who recently escaped the Crying Tears Orphanage, in finding a safe place. A certain bear family, perhaps?

This was fun! Thank you, Tokay-Blog!

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how death + team friendship pick locks death is just like :

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saw a big cockroach today in my house and suddenly got it why people want a husband

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This Wortox Wednesday Wortox is in minecraft world