It's a bird! It's a plane! It's you... leaping over buildings with your new bionic boots on your way to my virtual cafe for your mug of coffee and a VT. Glad you could leap over today! Whoa, these are neat...
‘Bionic Boots’ are high-tech footwear that can help you
reach running speeds comparable to professional athletes like Usain
Bolt.
The ultra light boots feature innovative springs inspired by the
Achilles tendon of ostriches or kangaroos, lending the wearer more force
while running and literally putting a spring in their stride.
The boots are the brainchild of inventor Keahi Seymour, who
has always been fascinated by the effortless speed and agility of
ostriches, the fastest running birds on the planet, with a top speed of
45 mph. He has been working on the gadget for several years, producing
dozens of prototypes in the process.
“The Bionic Boots are the transportation of the future,” he explained.
“They are meant to make a human run faster, inspired by fast land
animals. The boots are comprised of a carbon fiber composite
exoskeleton, and also aircraft grade aluminum. So the lightest materials
were applied to provide the most efficient form of transportation.”
Seymour recently demonstrated the capabilities of his latest version of
Bionic Boots at the Maker Faire in New York. They can help just about
anyone reach speeds of up to 25 mph (40 kph), which is the same speed as
a slow moving car. In comparison, Usain Bolt, the world’s fastest man,
has clocked a top speed of 27.44 mph.
I can see it now, can't you...Bionic Basketball...Bionic football...Bionic volleyball.
Do they come with snowtreads for us folks in a less than tropical climate zone?
See ya, eh!
Bob
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