IRL: Nike’s Back To The Future Auto-Lacing Shoe Dan Koelsch, August 26, 2010September 7, 2011 In Real Life (IRL) is a new feature in which we highlight real world things that are directly inspired by (or strikingly resemble things from) the movies. You may remember when we told you about the DIY auto-lacing shoes that were inspired by Back To The Future II (aka “power laces”). Now it looks like the big guns are looking to try it themselves, as Nike has filed a patent for just such a thing. Take a look at the patent and sketches after the break. Source: Engadget Viral News Back to the futureIRLNike
IMDB Lists Extra As Star of “Jack Reacher” Thanks To Reddit October 5, 2012October 5, 2012Alexander Rhodes was an extra in the action film Jack Reacher, starring Tom Cruise as the title character. This alone would not be an interesting story, especially since Rhodes is just another struggling actor like thousands of others in Hollywood. However, Rhodes figured out how to get his name above… Read More
Indiana Jones Mailing Mystery Solved! December 18, 2012Last week the University of Chicago received a package for Henry Walton Jones, Jr., the full name of the famed fictional archaeologist Indiana Jones. The contents of the package had many thinking it was part of a viral campaign, but what for? Well, the mystery has finally been solved. Get… Read More
Simulate Your Own Star Wars Sequel Debacle December 22, 2012Are you worried that the next Star Wars movie will be as terrible as the prequels? Well, here’s your chance to prove you know better. The Gameological Society’s Play-the-Year 2012 retrospective includes a Star Wars sequel simulator that can tell you how well your choices pan out. Get the details… Read More
Now we can get fatter and fatter and not have to worry about bending over and tying our shoelaces anymore. Finally! 🙂
@VanGoghX Grow up you butt head, you swear like not tying your shows will make you obese… You are delusional.