Booster Blades: They Work!

Mark Wilson — Sat, 05 May 2007 15:16:05 EDT

After having some fun at the Booster Blades' expense a few weeks back, the inventors daughter, Candice Rawlings, wrote us an email. She called out our photo for being out of date, but graciously offered to send us new media of the skates in use (under operation without the rider dying).

Verdict: the Booster Blades look a lot better/safer/possible in the video. The concept of pedaling while blading didn't make much sense to us, but now we see that the process more closely resembles taking small steps up stairs.

So what do you think? Would you buy them? – Mark Wilson

Booster Blades: Honorable Suicide

Mark Wilson — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 12:05:47 EDT

When the day comes, if you don't have the cojones for seppuku we recommend the Booster Blades for a respectable self-offing.

Designed as a cross between a bicycle and inline skates, apparently you pedal more than you skate...and you look like a tool more than you do either.

Hit the jump for a brief video that displays the concept in its full flash embedded action.

Why was the video so short? Editors had to cut out the part when the skater skated instead of pedaled. Not only did he get a nasty bruise, but the clashing of two such disparate self-powered transportation technologies opened a wormhole that destroyed that section of our universe.

The Booster Blades are just moving into production. Look for them at a fine infomercial near you. – Mark Wilson

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