Fourteen, Socks

I wear through the heels of my socks and the toes of my socks all the time. The toe holes are really annoying, but use-able once sewn shut. The heel holes are barely noticed, and impossible to fix. You can sew up the hole, but that completely ruins the shape of the sock. A lot of thought must go into sock design. I know ages ago they didn't even make left and right shoes but in today's world, people probably write professional papers about socks. Then again, someone had the time to imagine edible underwear so who says the human genius is wasted?