Nike Mags, at Last
September 12, 2011
Direct from the future, 1500 pair of Nike Mags are going out on eBay - proceeds go to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson?s Research. These guys were the stars of Back to the Future II - Marty McSuperfly pulls them on and they self-tie. While the 2011 versions do look the part, with the straps and loops and lights, the self-tying feature won't be available until 2015.
"Famed Nike designer Tinker Hatfield and footwear innovator Tiffany Beers have returned to recreate the footwear legend. Based on an original movie prop used in Back to the Future Part II, the 2011 Nike MAG shoes have been entirely rebuilt and perfected."
"They feature an electroluminescent outsole, space-age materials and a rechargeable internal battery good for 3,000 hours. And while they are not recommended for playing sports, these highly limited shoes will very likely command attention wherever they are worn." Indeed.
According to Popular Science, there are great minds out there working diligently on this whole self-tying issue.
Not really related but kind of related, Reebok made Alien Stompers (the kind Ripley wore in Aliens) some years back. Proceeds went to Reebok.
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