Is it only ornamental? And why are they usually webbed feet (or at least they are in my experience)?

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      2 months ago

      Yeah, exactly. The early ones lasted a really long time. The debate is about how necessary making them shorter lived was exactly. It definitely happened though, and definitely did so before any of us were born.

      There’s probably an even older example, but commercial history before 1850 is pretty niche.