Do Australians Have The Strongest Feet In The World?

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    Angeline Barion
    by Angeline Barion

    BuzzFeed Staff

    This investigation starts with an ant. What kind you might ask?

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    It's definitely not one that you'll see in A Bug's Life.

    A bull ant.

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    Look at it's menacing chompers. These little suckers are a breed endemic to Australia.

    More specifically THE BITE of a bull ant, which had one online creator almost in tears. American TikToker, Jaime was frolicking around barefoot, in an effort to "look Australian".

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    She quickly discovered that the strength of the average Aussie native's feet are unmatched.

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    "[Australians] don't tell ya that there's bull ants around," she said. "Or, glass that gets in your foot. Or pavement that's bumpy and rocky. No, [Australians] just walk around everywhere barefoot [and] act like it's no big deal. It hurts." 

    Jaime furthered her point by saying, "I'm pretty sure if the whole world had a Survivor match — where each country was to send one participant — that Australia would win because they're just tough people*."

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    *There's plenty wrong with us BTW but walking around on scalding hot pavement is part of every Aussie's DNA makeup...I think. I'm not a scientist, however, I did do Biology in Year 10 and those punnet squares taught me a thing or two about dominant, recessive and imaginary genes. 

    People in the comments added more evidence to the idea of Aussies having the world's strongest feet. One made a list of other things Aussies step on.

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    Bindis in the grass are the worst possible thing you can step on. 

    Another gave us an 'interesting' childhood insight.

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    Why would you play with fire like this?

    This commenter made us wonder if this was a mysteriously unheard of Australian right of passage.

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    And of course, we have a proper explanation.

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    If you ever venture Down Under — you'll see more toes than a Quentin Taratino movie 👀 Yes, the ground is hot. And yes, the soles of our feet are...COOKED.

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    Walking around barefoot is just part of the culture, I guess.

    Which country do you think has the world's strongest feet? Wrong answers only.

    Let us know in the comments below.