Aglets

Last year, I found out about something very fascinating. The plastic casing on our shoelaces are called 'aglets'. However, despite keeping our very precious shoelaces from getting frayed, they are, or were, under appreciated.

But recently, the word Aglet is popping up everywhere! People seem to have come into the light about these helpful little bits of petroleum thingamabobs! Wherever you turn(or look down), you see aglets. Why, its a very celebrated object now! Even Phineas and Ferb( A show much enjoyed by me) has educated the public on aglets by dedicating a whole episode to them!

So, whenever you trip over untied shoelaces, stop to appreciate the marvel that is the aglets, avoiding frayed shoelaces and thus preventing your face from meeting the floor so often.