They may seem like normal socks, but the fact of the matter is that they are anything but. Our Nomex fire socks have been designed specifically to withstand multiple hundreds of degrees of heat for upwards of a minute or more to provide the wearer with maximum protection in the event of a fire. Nobody thinks that his or her car is going to catch on fire in the event of an accident; after all, that's what fuel cells and fire extinguishers are there to prevent. But the simple fact is that racecars routinely erupt into flames, on tracks throughout the world don't be caught in yours unprepared.