Air-Conditioned Shoes: No More Pong November 19, 2007

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There's few things more uncomfortable and embarrassing as a pair of feet that stink like old cheese and can kill a loved one at 20 paces.

Meet the Breeze Walk Shoes then, the "world’s only air-conditioned shoes" that promise to keep your dogs cool and stink-free. The marketing smells like this:

Normal shoes don’t allow the free flow of air throughout the inside of the shoe. Moisture and bacteria build up inside our shoes, causing athlete’s foot and making our shoes smell. These days are over with the Breeze Walk. With every step, you are circulating fresh air throughout the shoe and around your foot. The result is a shoe interior that won’t be a feeding ground for odor causing bacteria.

The patented aeration channels circulate air around your foot without impacting the stability or comfort of your walk. The result is an extra bit of wind in your step that will make you feel like you are walking on clouds. Circulating air throughout your shoe as you walk will provide an additional benefit that no other shoe is capable or: reducing athlete’s foot and foot odor.

At £25 – down from £75 – this smells a bit fishy but could actually just be a good, fragrant-free bargain. The science photo is after the jump.-Martin Lynch

[Red Ferret]

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