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Seven League Boots
Vantage writes: "Quite possibly the coolest toy ever for the athletic Geek.
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allow an energetic Geek to jump over 6 feet in the air. These things are the coolest things I have ever played with."
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I've heard of these boots before, but have not seen them available for sale. Prototypes existed and were demonstrated in Berlin last year IIRC. ;^)
The boots are so expensive because only the latest composite materials are strong enough to withstand the great strain on the material. Makes me wonder what strain your bones and joints have to withstand if you use those boots
See for yourself, it ain't no April Fool's Joke. They are selling them on ThinkGeek.
I'm going to pick up a pair, along with that new Caffeinated meatloaf they are selling. It is about time they sold some REAL food!
Nope. Some fashion designer actually had a model wearing a set of these (styled better!) along with a cheetah-type outfit. Walking slowly, it does convert your gait into that "stalking" movement that big cats have, and running seemed to have the same kind of big-cat look to it.
The film of the model doing it is an advert over here in the UK, and has been around for a year or so.
The amount of force you'd put on it is definitely quite large, but it's a known quantity. So you can get your spring steel made up to right specifications, and you're OK. Incidentally, if you watch the film, the curved struts at the back do actually bend quite considerably on impact.
What it doesn't discuss is what happens if a strut breaks from metal fatigue. I imagine some serious body protection would be a good idea.
Grab.
Why not just go straight to the manufacturer? http://www.powerskip.de/
If Mr. Edison had thought smarter he wouldn't sweat as much. --Nikola Tesla