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Why tots gotta have all the fun?

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[-] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

If we're going down this rabbit hole, shoes with lights is pretty far down on the list of child-oriented products that should be made for adults.

Other potential entries include:

  • Clothes with dinosaur/unicorn/etc designs
  • Bouncy castles
  • Bedding and sheets with fun prints
  • ~~Inflatable dinosaur costumes~~ (we figured this one out already)
[-] scytale@piefed.zip 2 points 4 months ago

But you can get most of those things already. Shirts can be ordered with custom prints. You can rent (or buy) a bouncy castle and put it in your backyard. Beddings and sheets I get, because you can probably only find them in twin sizes.

Light-up shoes in adult sizes on the other hand are nearly impossible to find, or are pretty expensive if you find one.

[-] Nikls94@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Clothes with dinosaur/unicorn/etc designs

What do you mean?

[-] miked@piefed.social 1 points 4 months ago

I've been in a bouncy castle with kids and alone. It sucked and I was very tired.

Maybe if there were some full-size humans bouncing they would bounce me around too instead of me launching kids onto the roof.

[-] bstix@feddit.dk 2 points 4 months ago

I'm going with "no", because it's a shit product for the environment when you have batteries and electronics fitted into rubber. If the battery runs out, the electronic breaks or the rubber wears out, the entire product is likely to be discarded and burned together.

If you want to attach small lights to your shoes, go ahead. You can then also transfer the lights to your next pair of shoes, change the battery and repair or discard of everything separately.

[-] jim3692@discuss.online 1 points 4 months ago

There is an easy solution to that. The internal pad, where the toe sits on, could be removable. This way, both the battery can be replaceable, and the electronics board.

Another idea, could be to implement wireless charging for the lights, since it's not easy to fit a charging port on a shoe.

[-] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 points 4 months ago

Yes. Full stop.

[-] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago

Police departments should make it part of the uniform. Because when a foot pursuit ensues, they are flashing red & blue on their own heels.

[-] jawa22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 4 months ago

I think the issue here is an engineering problem, not necessarily a lack of demand. The sole of the shoes would need to be impracticaly/uncomfortably thick to protect the electronics and keep said electronics from digging into the feet.

[-] CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

No way, LEDs can be tiny. Just look at how many they cram into displays like your phone or TV. The biggest thing is likely to be the battery but those can be made in all kinds of form factors.

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