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“Immensely disappointing”: Nike killing app for $350 self-tying sneakers
(arstechnica.com)
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it shouldnt be TOO hard to make it safe: just add a lanyard style breakaway at the back of the next. light tug pops the tie off.
You could make it simply self tighten, saving you one arm movement.