But does it actually self-lace?? And yes, it is hideous looking, but so hideous looking that it passes fully out of the realm of hideous and into the realm of awesome. posted by zardoz at 7:06 PM on September 8, 2011 [2 favorites]
How many times do I have to watch the video to see it "self lace"? 'cuz, without that, it's not that much different than those kids shoes that light up when they walk. posted by tomswift at 7:07 PM on September 8, 2011 [2 favorites]
If Michael J. Fox starts a thing where he debuts items from Back to the Future II that can be auctioned off to raise money for Parkinson's research, then the world will be a significantly better place.
Ball's in your court, skateboard/hovercraft manufacturers. posted by mcmile at 7:09 PM on September 8, 2011 [23 favorites]
They're only make 1500 pairs of them. posted by hippybear at 7:11 PM on September 8, 2011
Oh, duh. It's in the FPP.
I'm an eediot. posted by hippybear at 7:11 PM on September 8, 2011
Aw, c'mon. Mass-produce these and sell them to everybody. Do the charity auction first if you must, but these shouldn't be a one-time thing. posted by kafziel at 7:14 PM on September 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
Wait, so is it OK to like Nike even though there's that whole sweatshop thing? I want EVERYTHING from Back to the Future II, but I don't want to sell more of my pathetic soul to get it. posted by alex_skazat at 7:16 PM on September 8, 2011 [1 favorite]
Bells and whistles and (apparently no) shoelaces. What part of the proceeds goes to feeding the shoe factory serfs? posted by obscurator at 7:19 PM on September 8, 2011
Set aside a few pairs for everyone who bought a DeLorean. Anyone else? Anyone? posted by bicyclefish at 7:39 PM on September 8, 2011
No power laces? Sigh. I guess elastic is a bit more practical, so I'll give them that.
But they don't come in a big plastic tube gym bag thing with windows on the ends, do they? There is absolutely no excuse for that. None. posted by Sys Rq at 7:41 PM on September 8, 2011
I welcome a future where shoes self-lace, where the possibility of self-lacing shoes is first explored in a movie, where the reality of self-lacing shoes is examined on a late-night talk show, and where self-lacing shoes become a major contributor in the fight against Parkinson's.
The present is weirder than the past, and we're never coming back from the future. posted by twoleftfeet at 7:49 PM on September 8, 2011 [5 favorites]
Now, if they'd make something really cool, like a... a fax machine for your bathroom or something...
THAT would be pretty sweet. posted by pts at 7:55 PM on September 8, 2011 [2 favorites]
Yeah... this doesn't look like it's a Hoverboard at all. posted by Navelgazer at 7:58 PM on September 8, 2011 [4 favorites]
This sales tactic reminds me of the Nike Massacre at the beginning of Jennifer Government. posted by infinitewindow at 8:01 PM on September 8, 2011 [3 favorites]
These look like the space boots you'd have to wear to operate the hoverboard posted by FireballForever at 8:06 PM on September 8, 2011
As someone who spent a significant amount of time strutting around Atlanta carrying my own Hoverboard* this past weekend, I approve of this venture.
*as I explained to interested parties: yes, it does hover, but only for about 1/4th of a second before crashing to the ground and breaking. posted by ShutterBun at 8:13 PM on September 8, 2011
What part of the proceeds goes to feeding the shoe factory serfs?
$0.40 posted by Big_B at 8:16 PM on September 8, 2011
I saw Michael J Fox in the florists the other day; he had his back to the fuchsias. posted by Abiezer at 8:43 PM on September 8, 2011 [13 favorites]
Well, of course. Why pay attention to the fuchsias when the problem is orchids? Something has got to be done about orchids! posted by No-sword at 8:56 PM on September 8, 2011 [16 favorites]
I like the swirly atmospheric stitch-motif graphics and accompanying practical lighting in the intro video. posted by bz at 8:08 AM on September 9, 2011
I wonder, is there a term for "new technology intended to 'catch up' with previous fantastical predictions about the future"?
Much like Kennedy's speech about putting a man on the moon before the decade was out, it seems like certain predictions from movies seem to spur inventors to achieve goals by the stated deadline. I recall that when the year 2001 finally arrived, there was a certain disappointment that commercial flights to the moon (via Pan Am, no less!) weren't available yet, but things like video phone booths, voice recognition, computer chess, etc. were around.
With regard to things like "Dick Tracy's 2-way T.V. wristwatch", and the fact that we now have things like "Facetime" which is pretty much the same thing, it strikes me as a case of "we have to invent this, not because people want it, but because it's what our ancestors and our younger selves *expected* the future to be like." posted by ShutterBun at 9:14 PM on September 9, 2011
(that being said, I would very happily pay $39,999.95 to hover-convert our Delorean) posted by ShutterBun at 9:15 PM on September 9, 2011
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