Rocket boots

Rocket boots are a patented Russian invention to speed up walking. Created by scientist Viktor Gordeyev, the "boots" are actually a mechanical construction strapped on the legs and are powered by smallinternal combustion engines that add energy to every step.

The speed for walking is approximately 17 km/h and the top speed for someone perfecting the use is said to be around 35 km/h. The boots use approximately 4 centiliter per 10km.

The boots were developed in the 1970s for the Red Army but further development was halted until 2000 when it was picked up by scientists at a university in the city Ufa, targeting both civilian and military markets.

In 2007, the nickname 'Rocket Boots' was also awarded to Marco Giudice (of Dunfermline, Scotland) following a string of sensational five-a-side football displays in his home town, whereby he scored an average of 4.67 goals per hour with one blistering effort on the evening of 6th June 2008 recorded at 168.4 kmh - setting a new British indoor record. Mr Giudice would often celebrate the resulting goals scored by these unstoppable strikes by revealing a t-shirt embroided with the slogan "Lombardo".

In recent times aspersions were cast that rocket boots had lost his way and that his mythical powers had drained from his once feared footwear. All such voices were silenced on the 12th night of November 2012 - a day that shall hence forth be remembered as 'The Renaissance of Rocket Boots.' On this night, three unstoppable lightning strikes were dished out as rocket boots reared his head once more for Red Star. It is rumoured that goalkeepers around the globe have called an emergency meeting as they try to weather the new storm on the horizon.