Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!gwyn From: gwyn@brl-tgr.ARPA (Doug Gwyn) Newsgroups: net.physics Subject: Re: HELP! Real life physics problem. Message-ID: <2877@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 19:12:52 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.2877 Posted: Tue Nov 5 19:12:52 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 05:50:52 EST References: <773@charm.UUCP> <2747@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 6 > One of the racing shoe manufacturers (Nike, etc.) research > departments came up with a wonderful rubbery substance that > absorbs shock by redirecting it laterally. I saw this > demonstrated on one of the TV talk shows a year or two ago. I have been informed that the substance is called Sorbothane.