[EAS]Great Strides
pjk
peter.kindlmann at yale.edu
Tue Oct 31 03:45:06 EST 2000
Subject: Great Strides
(from INNOVATION, 30 October 2000)
MAKING GREAT STRIDES
Engineers at Russia's Ufa Aviation Technical University have
developed strap-on, gasoline-powered boots, originally conceived
to enable soldiers to cover a lot of ground. The boots enable the
wearer to take 14-foot strides and jog at up to 23 miles per hour,
by incorporating a gas-fired cylinder that pushes a metal plate
away from the bottom of the boot and shoots the walker into the
air. Project chief Boris Rydoi is hoping to find western buyers
for $400 contraptions, pitching them as an alternative to in-line
skates. ("These Boots Are Made for Galloping" Discover Oct 2000)
http://www.discover.com
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Why does this remind me of the Monty Python episode where athlete's
foot is treated with small sticks of explosive. A summary of the
results includes the telling category "missing, presumed cured."
--PJK
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