"Peter L. Peres" wrote:
>
> On Sun, 6 Dec 1998, Mark A Moss wrote:
>
> > Yeah, but these ski's have LED's that light up as you hit the bumps. (I
> > saw them in the local ski shop a year or two ago)

Believe it or not, the myth is that the energy that the piezo elements
take from the vibration is supposed to help you ski better by acting as
a shock absorber.. ($$$ absorber IMHO)

> Now that you say that, I remember a lot of kids running about in sports
> shoes with flashing toes (red).
>
> Peter

A lithium battery, LED, and I swear to god, a couple of mercury
switches! Your kid is standing on a pair of glass capsules filled with
mercury. Can we spell "product liability lawsuit"?