There've been a couple of fun internet challenges recently, like this one:

Here's a new one.

Vans challenge

If you have a pair of Vans sneakers, you might want to check this out.

People have been throwing their Vans sneakers up in the air just to prove that they will land right side up.

It all started when a Twitter user, @Ibelievthehype, posted a video throwing her Vans sneakers up in the air.

Along with the video, she wrote 'Did you know it doesn't matter how you throw your vans they will land facing up' which sparked off this new internet sensation.

This tweet went viral and has now garnered more than 94,000 retweets and 250,000 likes.

Did you know it doesn’t matter how you throw your vans they will land facing up pic.twitter.com/nKVJCncW4H

— lana 298 🎃 (@lanacutherlip) March 2, 2019

Subsequently, more people followed suit, fervently trying this theory out.

Some Singaporeans are trying this out too.

I approve this message! LOL #VansChallenge pic.twitter.com/N11pgYDROc

— Alex 💬 (@alextayz) March 4, 2019

https://twitter.com/fredericodamian/status/1102833915000049664

Throw multiple pairs at one time

#VansChallenge the curiosity is real....... so i tried it myself. pic.twitter.com/wxuEeSHe8Q

— beyi (@nnabeelllaa) March 5, 2019

Regardless of the type of sneakers

Decided to do that vans thing when you throw them and they always land up and I’m pretty shocked 😅 pic.twitter.com/kVQBAi1kxT

— Joana (@jo_villarreal16) March 4, 2019

I learned today that no matter how you throw your vans they always land right side up... pic.twitter.com/1um0UXpbxW

— Bryce. (@BryceMckenney1) March 3, 2019

Really, just throw only.

Even if your Vans did a couple of somersaults in the air, they will still land right side up.

Nak try gak #VansChallenge pic.twitter.com/C1YHGcY6ZC

— indahibrahim (@Ndh_iBRHM) March 5, 2019

When you get thrown off in life, be like a pair of Vans.

You don't even have to throw them.

Y’all don’t even need to throw them #VansChallenge pic.twitter.com/Zi0pac1UIC

— Isaac Arefi (@Prince_0fPersia) March 5, 2019

And it's definitely not referring to this type of #VansChallenge.

Just making sure everyone here knows that the #VansChallenge is something you do with a pair of Vans SHOES.

And not...actual Vans. Have a good day. pic.twitter.com/KVXtSRS0xP

— Joakim Gomez (@JoakimGomez) March 5, 2019

Other shoes work too.

Vans slippers as well.

https://twitter.com/Ariana_c_1223/status/1103109591783505921

Here's someone who succeeded in using Converse sneakers.

#VansChallenge#AllStarChallenge

Sobat misquen aku ga punya sepatu vansss pic.twitter.com/oMvdBWithm

— AKU TERPAKSA (@yonipee) March 5, 2019

can confirm that converse work too #VansChallenge pic.twitter.com/eZmhj2IQFb

— samantha moore (@sammyamoore) March 5, 2019

Crocs too.

No Vans in my house but I do have some Crocs so I had to try it #VansChallenge #CrocsChallenge pic.twitter.com/mZCe36cJ2R

— Hova (@YellingMadman) March 6, 2019

Unfortunately, there were some who failed.

Just found out my vans are fake. This is devastating news and I deserve a refund pic.twitter.com/jCtYic0PDe

— Jordan 🏜 (@JordannTheMann) March 4, 2019

#VansChallenge is a lie sorry pic.twitter.com/iqcOx1v1dg

— honey 🌸 (@cheekycornchip) March 4, 2019

Sad.

Vans challenge, explained

Shoes landing upright after getting thrown in the air is not a new phenomena.

It is also definitely not a Vans-exclusive physics trick.

So why do they always land right side up?

According to a physics professor, it actually has something to do with how shoes are typically designed and how the masses of rubber and canvas are distributed,

"The shoe is getting designed to pivot over that part of the shoe. And that’s what you’d expect. If you look at your foot, the inside is concave and the outside is convex. There must be something about the way the mass is arranged in the shoe."

Cool.

Top photo collage from @BryceMckenney1, @iniabelkoqca