seven league boots

[aostling]

In Hamburg on 29 December 2009 I was walking the streets shortly after the sun set. I came across these two guys wearing jumping stilts, something I had never seen before. I only had the weak flash of my compact camera, but was able to get these photos by cranking the ISO up to 800.

Nobody my age would put these things on, unless desirous of a stay in the orthopedic ward. I guess they might have some appeal to a much younger man. Comments, Teenage Machinist?

[Evan]

Sort of reminds me of the HopRod pogo stick, gasoline powered.

[RichardG]

I watched on tv a while back of to guys in calif who had something like that only used bungee cords to store the energy they claimed that a man could run at a sustained pace of 25 miles and jump about 6 feet high they were trying to get the army interested . It looked like it could be alot of fun but I woun't want to fall would probably kill yourself.
Richard

[EVguru]

Warning from the Surgeon General!

Footware that is designed to place one foot 21 miles in front of the other can cause termainal groin strain.