Apptech wrote:
>> If these blades were wearable by able bodied people (and 
>> I'm sure I have
>> seen then before), surely these should be now legal for 
>> use in the
>> Olympic events?
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> For optimum effect you'd have to chop a significant portion 
> off the bottom of your legs. If that's what it took to win 
> Olympic gold then some athletes would do it.
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There are "spring shoes" which would have similar effects, they let a 
decent runner hit 40+km/h for extended periods. They look like 
plasterers stilts (about 40cm high)
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