රබර් සෙරෙප්පු
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රබර් සෙරෙප්පු (en: thongs, pluggers[1], flip-flops, or jandals) යනු නිවෙසන් පිටතට යාමෙදී පාආවරණයක් ලෙස පළදින රබර්උ ඇසුරින් නිපදවූ පැළදුමකි,පාදයක ආකෘතිය ගත් පැතලි පතුලක් හා Y අකුරේ හැඩය ගත් පටි යුගලකින් සමන්විතය,පාදයේ මහපට ඇගිල්ලට හා දබර ඇගිල්ල අතරට පටිය සවිවනසේ සකසා ඇත.
මෙම article අනාථ ලිපියක් වන්නේ, වෙනත් කිසිම ලිපියක් මෙය වෙත නොබැඳෙන බැවිනි. කරුණාකර මෙම ලිපියට ආශ්රිත ලිපි වලින් සබැඳි එක්කරන්න; යෝජනා සඳහා සබැඳි සෙවීමේ මෙවලම භාවිතා කරන්න. (2014 මැයි) |
මෙම ලිපිය වැඩිදියුණු කළයුතුව ඇත. ඔබ මෙම මාතෘකාව පිලිබඳව දැනුවත්නම්, නව කරුණු එක්කිරීමට දායකවන්න. |
මෙම ලිපිය පරිවර්තනය කළ යුතුය කරුණාකර මෙම ලිපිය සිංහල භාෂාවට පරිවර්තනය කිරීමෙන් දායකවන්න. |
මෙම ලිපිය තවමත් අංකුර ලිපියකි. විකිපීඩියාවට උදවුවක් ලෙසින් ඔබ හට එය විහිදුවාලිය හැක. |
රබර් සෙරෙප්පු ලෙස හැඳින්වුවද මේවා දැන් වෙනත් කෘතිම අමුද්රව්ය යොදාගෙනද නිපදවයි.
Flip-flops are a very basic type of footwear. They are essentially a thin rubber sole with two simple straps running in a Y shape from the sides of the foot to the join between the big toe and next toe. Some include a strap along the back heel. The popular use of flip-flops as simple warm climate beach or outdoor wear has spread through much of the world, although it is most common in India (where it is immensely popular and called a Hawaii chappal), ඕස්ට්රේලියාව, නවසීලන්තය, USA, Brazil, the Pacific Islands, and අග්නිදිග ආසියාව.
In most developing countries, rubber flip-flops are the cheapest footwear available, often typically costing less than $1. Some measures may be used to reduce cost, such as making them out of recycled tires.[2] Because of their low cost they are very widely used in these countries as typical footwear instead of a fashion statement. Despite their disposable design, street vendors will repair worn sandals for a small fee
However in many developed countries flip-flops are typically treated as annual or seasonal, short lasting footwear. Depending on the material makeup of the shoe, the average pair of flip-flops lasts a year or less. The strap between the toes can snap very easily after moderate use, and although this problem can be solved by using replacement straps that are easily "snapped" into the flip-flop, most people do not bother to repair flip-flops because they are very inexpensive and easily replaced.
These disposal habits may pose an environmental problem because most flip-flops are made with polyurethane, which comes from crude oil. This material is a number seven resin and cannot usually be recycled in small amounts. [3] Because of growing environmental concerns, some companies have begun to sell flip-flops made from recycled inner tubes or car tires, as well as sustainable materials like hemp, cotton and coconut.
Flip flops are also popular with those who enjoy being barefoot but need to wear shoes, because they allow the foot to be out in the open but still constitute a shoe for wear in places such as restaurants or on city streets, and can be quickly and easily removed. They are also popular because they are easy to carry.
On July 19, 2005, some members of Northwestern University's national champion women's lacrosse team were criticized for wearing "flip-flops" to the White House to meet with President George W. Bush. The women pointed out that their shoes were not "beach shoes," but were dressier thong sandals. [4]
The use of flip-flops has also been encouraged in some branches of European and North American military as sanitary footwear in communal showers, where wearing flip-flops slows the spread of fungal infections. Following on from this, some soldiers and other trampers or hikers have begun carrying flip-flops, or a pair of flip-flop soles sewn to socks, as a lightweight emergency replacement for damaged boots.[තහවුරු කර නොමැත]
The Indian manifestation of the flip-flop, the chappal, has even been known to be deployed as a weapon, both as a truncheon and a missile, although it is more commonly merely a threat. It is not unheard of for people to whip off their chappals in the heat of an argument, in order to make their aggravation more palpable to the other party. (Touching the shoes or feet of another, in some Indian cultures, is a sign of respect or submission).