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	<title>Oddities &#187; Chemistry</title>
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		<title>Geek chic</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Raymond</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Move over, athletes. Nike is finally designing clothes for boffins.</p>
<p>The sportswear company is  planning to release a line of products made from the same materials used in NASA space suits.</p>
<p>They look pretty cool, too.</p>
<p>The product line is built around the Mars Yard shoe, <span>which is constructed of the &#8220;vectran fabric used for the Mars Excursion Rover airbags and detailing from the Lunar Overshoes used for the Apollo missions,&#8221; according to the <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2146323/The-ultimate-sneaker-geek-Nike-trainers-materials-used-make-NASA-astronaut-spacesuits.html">Daily Mail</a>. It isn&#8217;t cheap; the retail price is $385, and prices only go up from there.</span></p>
<p><span>A tote bag ($400) is made from a laminated polyethylene fabric called Cuben fiber; it includes 30 feet of paracord, a grappling hook and a pry bar.</span></p>
<p><span>A trench coat ($495) has the periodic table of elements printed on its lining, and the Mars Fly jacket ($475) offers adjustable sleeves, among other features.<br />
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<p>Nike is smart enough to know its audience. The collection, called NikeCraft, is being marketed directly to the smart set.</p>
<p>&#8220;These shoes are designed to support the bodies of the strongest minds in the aerospace industry,&#8221; according to a Nike product description quoted by the Daily Mail. The shoes will &#8220;thrive in the rugged terrain of the simulated Mars Yard in Pasadena, CA &#8211; as well as stealthily creeping the mission-funding hallways of headquarters in Washington, D.C.&#8221;</p>
<div id="attachment_50" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 644px"><a href="http://blog.newsok.com/oddities/files/2012/05/spaceshoes.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-50" title="spaceshoes" src="http://blog.newsok.com/oddities/files/2012/05/spaceshoes.jpg" alt="" width="634" height="497" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">SOURCE: The Daily Mail</p></div>
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