Film-Tech Comes Alive!: Back To the Future Shoes

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It's happening guys, technology is starting to catch up with film! With a spate of new inventions inspired by or paying homage to fictional inventions in science-fiction movies, we're kicking off a new series here at The Oncoming Hope, called Film-Tech Comes Alive!

We're kicking off with a neat device from the cells of Back to the Future II, namely Mary McFly's Self-Lacing Shoes.

The Nike innovation lab has released the patent documents for these shoes. Check out the specs:

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