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Motorized "skates" from 1952 [1]

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Date: 2023-11-24

Here's a photo. from Got Weird on Instagram. of a "Woman wearing motorized "skates" by NSU Motorcycles". This fantastic promotional shot dates to 1952. If you haven't heard of motorized skates until now, join the club.

I love how these look more like something one would wear while walking around in outer space than for skating. It looks like each skate has a controller attached to a wire that the skater holds to increase or decrease the speed.

And of course, there is no helmet involved. Looks extremely safe to me!

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