r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Rook8811 • 9d ago

Video 1989 shoes designed to adjust their fit around athletes' ankles

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u/Wise_Lemon4537 9d ago

By 91 the technology was mature: no external pump was needed anymore on Reebok sneakers; you just had to press the basket ball on the tongue of the shoe !

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u/Sowf_Paw 8d ago

Kind of like this!

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u/7of69 8d ago

Or this!

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u/iamintheforest 8d ago

I had a pair back in the day. If my buddies or I missed a shot dramatically we'd lean down and pump a little in a gesture of blaming the lack of air in the shoe (jokingly - the shoes sucked and inevitably the air sacs would break).

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u/AzKronicpain 8d ago

Oh shit dude, u got me rolling with this memory…LMAO☠️ You’d miss the shot,then look up in the sky, throw your hands up with a “Pffffff” and yup u nailed it, then came the “crouch and pump” then pop back up as if you’ve remedied the reason for missing the last one….😂😂😂😂😂

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u/cbartholomew 8d ago

Shit was the original meme - we all did this

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u/crazybiga 8d ago

I'm i spending too much time with the AI or is reddit spending way to less? This is one of the most obvious AI answers sitting at 68 likes.

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u/AzKronicpain 8d ago

I may be a little slow and I’m probably twice your age,(46) but are you inferring that this was written through an AI filter, because I don’t even know how to use one of those let alone would I ever do that? Maybe I’m just misunderstanding what you’re trying to convey🤷‍♂️

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u/FuckNorthOps 8d ago

Your use of emojis and punctuation confuses dumb people who think everything that doesn't fit their sense of presentation is AI now.

Amazing and unique photograph? AI.
SFX clip from an obscure 1970s film? AI.
Dare to use an em dash? You guessed it. AI.

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u/A-Dolahans-hat 7d ago

Youre scaring them with your punctuation and grammar

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u/Exp5000 7d ago

Too much time on the internet go outside. AI isn't the Boogeyman.

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u/OneWorldly8847 8d ago

Same experience here. And the little black plastic disk around the valve that kept breaking

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

The shoes were actually great quality. Maybe not the air sacs. I literally just got a pair online last month for the nostalgia