Professional ballerinas spend $100 for each pair of pointe shoes, and they only last 3 days — why can’t they be made to last longer?

Question

Professional ballerinas spend $100 for each pair of pointe shoes, and they only last 3 days — why can’t they be made to last longer?

In: Engineering

Answer 1

Unpopular opinion:

Look at a ballerina’s feet and tell me there’s anything sane about their foot choices.