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April 25, 2015

"A system for allowing a shoe wearer to lean forwardly beyond his center of gravity...."

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Michael Jackson patented 'anti-gravity' shoes following famous lean dance For the video of his 1987 single "Smooth Criminal," pop sensation Michael Jackson devised a dance routine. He leaned forward 45 degrees, apparently defying gravity, and completely blew our minds. (In reality, the effect was achieved by wires.) But Jackson wanted to recreate the same dance move in live performances on tour. So, along with two co-inventors, Jackson developed a special shoe.

Posted by gerardvanderleun at April 25, 2015 8:24 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Wonderful. He's still dead.

Posted by: Jack [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 25, 2015 9:27 AM

I wish someone would show the moonwalk in slow motion so we can understand how it was done

Posted by: pkerot [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 25, 2015 9:35 AM

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