Week 2 : Mindmap

This mind map talk about our research about why shoes are always slippery when rain. There are many cause that make our shoes slippery and the effect when our shoes become slippery. Those factors are the material, the cost, brand, type of shoes

When the material of our shoes is not supported it can make our shoes become slippery and can make us slip the fall to the ground. The other factor of why we can slip when rain is the road surface itself. The road become slippery when rain, especially when the surface of the road is flat, the example like tiles, cement, ceramic, wood, etc. The important factor is the shoes itself, If the surface is flat and has no grip it will become slippery. 

When the shoes become slippery, and we walk in to the flat road surface, and we suddenly slipped and fall down and there are many effects too. Such as broken arm, swelling, fracture, sprain, etc.

So that's why this thing become our main problem, It's may seem a simple problem, but it can be fatal to us, and can be very useful if we know how to handle it. 

Week 1 : Shoes are Always Slippery when Rain

We live in Singapore. Singapore, a small country and city but yet, it’s alive and well organized city. That what make myself want and feel comfort to live in this country. Singapore is a country that the people who live in it, much like use mrt, car, taxi, buses, and walk as a transportation. But the majority of student, especially international student. They are using mrt, buses, and walk as a transportation.  It’s a compulsory to us to walk even it’s sunny or rainy. The problem is, when it’s rainy, and we have to walk. As we know, when the rainy season come to Singapore, the heavy rainy come, and it’s like a waste to use umbrella. Why? Because it’s rain plus windy. So your clothes will wet as soon as we walk by. Also, when rainy, what the big problem like the wet clothes is, when our shoes go slippery when it’s rainy.

When it’s rainy, and when we walk by the street, at some time our shoes become slippery. Why? There are so many reason why it become slippery. When the surface is wet and flat, or our footwear have no more grip on it.

So there are ways to make shoes less slippery :

1.       Scuff the soles on abrasive surfaces

To do this, try walking around on a rough surface like, for instance:

·         Concrete (the rougher, the better)

·         Gravel

·         Rocks, boulders, etc.

·         Textured metal grates, walkways, etc.

2.       Using grip adding products

3.       Use shoes some type of shoes that rubber based

1.  Tevas

2. Jellies

          3. Crocs

4. Rubber shoes

5. Boat shoes