They are wearable but hopefully not too much of a trip hazard. He LOVES them, and it looks like Grandma will be buying Crocs from now on ;-) Anything with a C. I will be wearing them as my regular ?about town? shoe When I can finally go about town. I should have made this purchase long ago. Here is a pic! This is my go to summer sandle . The graphics are excellent. It is the king of what it is offer right now on amazon, to upgrade de quality of the needle next time i wil chose eletcal needle as a ortofon n to get more hight an better separation. It connects to the computer via two (2) usb cables and there was no installation necessary for drivers.