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My wife got me these "Moon Shoes" from one of those toy store going out of business sales. According to the literature, they absorb about 60% of the impact while running. I'm not ready to try a 2 mile clip yet, but I think after some modifications these might be fun to go grocery shopping at the mega-mart. Here are a couple pictures. There are some pro-level versions of biped enhancers I've seen at conferences with a trained team that does flips and stuff- seems kinda interesting.
Moon Shoes...
My wife got me these "Moon Shoes" from one of those toy store going out of business sales. According to the literature, they absorb about 60% of the impact while running. I'm not ready to try a 2 mile clip yet, but I think after some modifications these might be fun to go grocery shopping at the mega-mart. Here are a couple pictures. There are some pro-level versions of biped enhancers I've seen at conferences with a trained team that does flips and stuff- seems kinda interesting.
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Mar 5, 2005 01:04 PM
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I have those pro-level things that you're talking about. Their called "powerizers" (I don't know html so you guys get a URL: http://www.superdairyboy.com/poweriser.html)
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you should check out shoes from my home town,
www.zcoil.com they make a world of diference i have bad knees and a replaced hip, and these resuse the impact and give you energy return!
made by a runner/shoe salesman, now a several million dolar business, and growing!
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"KanGoo Jumps" are an identical thing: leaf springs attached to RollerBlade boots. I use them with my ferret costume for bouncier motion and lotsa silliness! I don't jump all that high but everyone asks about them!
With all the spring-bottom sneakers such as Nike, it's not so silly after all :-)
mothis: thanks for the Powerizer links, I thought they were once called "power skips". That's beyond my abilities, but I remember seeing a demo of them on the Tonight Show and folks have integrated them into animal-costumes for a digitigrade-effect (walking on your toes like a cat).
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