Patent for Michael Jackson’s Anti-Gravity Shoes in “Smooth Criminal”

Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” video featured a famous 45-degree lean assisted by patenting special shoes to achieve the effect of defying gravity:

“A system for allowing a shoe wearer to lean forwardly beyond his center of gravity by virtue of wearing a specially designed pair of shoes which will engage with a hitch member movably projectable through a stage surface. The shoes have a specially designed heel slot which can be detachably engaged with the hitch member by simply sliding the shoe wearer’s foot forward, thereby engaging with the hitch member.”

Looks like MJ filed the patent himself, and it certainly worked out well for him. Very cool find. Check out the live performance of Smooth Criminal to see the wild effect.

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Random Acts of Kindness

9 year old Tierney Jasper was recently featured on Australian TV show “Random Acts of Kindness” for her strong desire to help sick children and raise money for organizations like the Ronald McDonald House and the Make-A-Wish foundation. The show, which seeks out unsung heroes and rewards them with incredible gifts and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, took Tierney to Melbourne to be a VIP guest of Zac Efron at the premiere of the film 17 Again.

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Can’t Get Enough of “Diversity” – Britain’s Got Talent Winners

If you haven’t seen this yet, meet the dance troupe that completely crushed the competition in Britain’s Got Talent last week (including internet phenom and runner-up Susan Boyle). If you have seen it, join me in contributing to the view count again and again. Epic!!

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