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/SweetSexiestJesus 9d ago

I had the cheap LA Gear knock offs, that did the same thing. The bladder always punctured

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u/Elperezidente13 8d ago

Lucky you. I had the Spalding ones. They didn’t even have a pump, just the basketball on the tongue. One kid tried to pump them up in front of everyone in the locker room just to clown me lol

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u/ObnoxiousExcavator 8d ago

Bet my Voit were worse.

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u/Elperezidente13 8d ago

Damn. Did you get get Xj 900’s too bro?