The gravity of the situation...

 Yes I know gravity is a wonderful thing, and that without it we'd all go wibbly-wobblying off into space and having our blood boil, which would be a bad thing.....but, well it's a bloody nuisance if you have a bad back, every time you drop a sock you have to bend over to pick the bugger back up, and it hurts!  Maybe if someone invented anti-gravity socks?...   Well you never know.. Just dont take them off outdoors or you'll never catch the buggers.