Super Shoes
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009By Glinda
Today’s shoes are brought to you by Wham-O! Yes, the same company that brought you hula hoops and frisbees now brings you the newest in shoe technology based on the Super Ball.
Yes, you read that right.
It seems that Stride Rite, not being content to let Nike and New Balance get the lion’s share of air-cushioning/levitating fame, is now featuring kid’s shoes with Super Balls in the heels. Well, of course not really the actual balls, but the synthetic material dubbed Zectron by the inventor that was used in their making.
Original Super Balls from 1965-66 were able to be dropped from a building and would bounce almost all the way back up. If thrown down, it would exceed the height of the building on the way back up. I find that both awesome and scary. Sadly, there are hardly any Super Balls left in the world, although there are many imitators.
But now, your kids can have that very same material on their feet! Imagine the damage they could do on the basketball court!
Do you think it’s just a bunch of hype, or might there be something to this Zectron stuff after all?