With the Adidas Springblade, each pair has been specially designed to help launch your next step with minimal energy, modifying the flexible mid-soles concept by making use of angled elastic blades that are located on the soles in order to quickly propel the wearer forward, as though one had springs on one’s feet. The Adidas Springblade is a pure labor of love, as the Adidas Innovation Team (AIT) took half a dozen years to come up with it, while tests included the testing of different materials to make sure that only the right ones would make the cut in terms of durability and energy efficiency. Each shoe comes with 16 blades at the bottom that does look as though they will automatically put a spring in your step without fail each time. [Press Release]