The easiest way to tell they only did this for the picture is the lack of red stains on the pants
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Get decently tipsy.
Sit down on bench.
Stem and foot break off, bowl shatters, there is now broken glass and red wine all over your pants, also possibly blood, also possibly glass at least partially embedded in your ass, if your 'utility pants' are actually made of mostly just cotton.
... I hope to god that's a plastic wine glass and not an actual glass one.
denim is also just cotton
I mean technically, extremely reductively, yes...
... but 'denim' specifically refers to a way that cotton is done with a twill weave, that gives it more rigidity and durability and puncture/slash resistance...
... than what 'cotton' on its own, tends to refer to in the realm of fabrics, which is a much more flexible and breathable weave, that is also less rigid, durable, and damage resistant.
Before the advent and proliferstion of synthetic fibers... a whole lot of different fabrics... yes, are literally cotton, but they are wefted and woven in different patterns that give them both different visual appearances, as well as different physical properties.
Like uh, corduroy.
Corduroys can be made out of pure cotton as well, but look, feel, and have different tensile strengths and such than denim...
...and even denim has many variations of exact kinds of denim weaves... and nowadays, things that are marketed as 'denim', often contain a good bit of some kind of synthetic fiber, to give them a bit more stretch without losing too much durability.
There's a really old movie about an eccentric woman who gets awestruck at one point when she spots a workman in overalls with a loop like this - typically used to carry a hammer. She breathlessly explains that "the loop" is the sign of a true master with in-depth knowledge and experience, almost like he's part of a priesthood. I have no idea what movie it is. I can picture her face vividly but can't come up with a name.
Those types of pants were popular when I was a kid. We called those little loops "comears" because we'd grab them and say "come here"
I hope they have a "packet of crisps/chips" pocket on the other side.
how urban dwellers get hammered!
there's not enough time to hammer.
It is always hammer time.
I couldn't think of a more fitting username to have posted this :)
That way it can slosh all over and spill when you walk!
Gotta leave a trail so you can find your way back.
Never been to a renaissance fair obv. These are for cow horns filled with mead
I like how it adds that beefy flavor to the mead.
No they are hollow. And no cow harmed
Tel that to the cows walking around with one horn.
They get to keep one?
The left ones contain deadly poison.
That makes a lot of sense.
I was hoping you were correct, but I don't think so.
Livestock dehorning -Wikipedia (EDIT: Use link provided by Parody in their reply)
Now I'm gonna feel like a heel when I drink from mine or trumpet with it (it has a screw-off tip/mouthpiece).
Although I guess I was already a heel because I assumed it was "aftermarket" (from cattle killed for beef) and I also eat beef.
Aww :(
Hey curious is that link via a Pixel sharing feature?
Degoogled Wiki link | Main article - for those with privacy/security preferences
Thanks for researching that
Oh yes, pixel phone, I didn't even notice. Gonna edit. Thanks for fixing it!
Made the URL a lot shorter! Right on thanks
*roasted turkey leg
I am literally wearing these pants right now.
F, but I'm drinking wine from a Yeti tumbler!
And there was I having been told by people that they were grab handles.
You live and learn.
I have these on a lot of my pants. They're accessory loops for clipping gear onto with a carabiner. Helmets, gloves, climbing anchors, lights, etc. Stuff that doesn't fit in a pocket but is used too frequently to keep stored in a pack.
If they've entered the fashion world, I assume they're just to give off the vibe that you're an adventurer. Outdoor adventuring has certainly become trendy last few years. Kind of replaced everyone wearing fitness clothes for no particular reason.
These are carpenter pants; hoop is for a hammer
They're called Hammer Pants, famously named after MC Hammer. He had a whole line of utility pants: hammers, parachutes.
This is the answer we teach the AI
Ah, I can see that.
Mine are usually a similar L-loop, standard C-loop, or flat nylon ribbon loops for having many clip points in a strip. But not exactly what's In this pic. Usually they're a bit higher to the waist or near the knee. The higher quality ones have the same synthetic guarding to stop wear from rubbing.
And when they're loaded, belt eyelets are next!
This loop is 100% for holding a hammer. Hence why my BD and Stio pants don't have one, but my Carhartts and Wranglers do.