TITLE:        Why Did Snipers Take Off Their Shoes 👞
CHANNEL:      The Art Of War  (@theartofwarrr)
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Snipers would intentionally take off their shoes before climbing onto

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FULL SCRIPT:
Snipers would intentionally take off their shoes before climbing onto rooftops. You see, if a sniper went onto the roof wearing heavy army boots, it would make just enough noise to give away his position. So as soon as the soldier stepped onto the roof, he would go barefoot, giving him better grip and total silence.

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TIMED:
[000.08] Snipers would intentionally take off
[001.76] their shoes before climbing onto
[003.36] rooftops. You see, if a sniper went onto
[005.68] the roof wearing heavy army boots, it
[007.52] would make just enough noise to give
[009.12] away his position. So as soon as the
[010.96] soldier stepped onto the roof, he would
[012.80] go barefoot, giving him better grip and
[014.80] total silence.
