shoes

[C. Brooks]

Alex, Fox News just did a piece on those shoes and showed a gentleman
demonstrating there use. He was clocked at a sustained 26MPH. The operator
believes he can reach 40MPH with practice and the company is already
marketing to police departments and foreign military.

Charles Brooks
Mid-Atlantic Speed Shop
http://www.massmotorsports.com

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From: alexpeper <alexpeper at email.msn.com>
To: <DIY_EFI at lists.diy-efi.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2000 11:44 PM
Subject: shoes


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> KUNIKOV IS ONE of the professors at a Russian engineering
> institute who designed the boots that were tested Tuesday in
> a public square in Ufa, 750 miles southeast of Moscow.
> The test showed that wearers can achieve speeds of up to 25
> mph, Kunikov said in a telephone interview.
>  The boots incorporate one-foot pistons that strap along the
> calf and fire downward after the wearer steps down, pushing
> a metal plate away from the bottom of the shoe - and the
> wearer up into the air.
>  The shoe works in a rhythm with the wearer's step. As he
> steps down, his body weight resets the piston, which then
> fires and pushes him on his way. The plate is connected to
> the sole of the shoe by metal rods that work as shock
> absorbers. The shoes use ordinary gasoline, Kunikov said.
>  "A person can move with significant jumps or strides," said
> Kunikov, a professor at the Ufa Aviation Technical
> University.  The university formerly worked on defense
> contracts, but when defense budgets shriveled, Ufa
> university went searching for a niche in the capitalist
> economy.
>  The shoes weigh about two pounds each, including a fuel
> tank, tiny carburetor, spark plug and wires and pipes.
> Kunikov said there have not been any accidents so far.  He
> also said he would continue to refine his product.  "We aren
> 't standing in one place," he said.
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