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War Against Fun Continues
Jun. 5th, 2007 01:14 pmThe latest skirmish in the War Against Fun are the plethora of warnings coming from medical researchers about the dangers of Heelys. In case you've been living a life devoid of children, Heelys are basically a sneaker with a wheel in the heel. Kids love 'em.
So naturally, what with kids having fun and all, They Must Be Stopped.
So the American Academy of Pediatrics has commissioned a study which shows that Heelys are dangerous to children's health.
Is it some hitherto unknown relation between balance and the Achilles tendon? Is it an inner-ear reaction unforeseeable by parents with at least two brain cells?
No, of course not. Kids are occasionally losing their balance and falling down. 'Cuz, y'know, duh.
But this isn't insidious enough for the blue-nosed busybodies:
So for any parents reading this who believe that shoes with wheels in the heels are just like any other shoe: They're not. There are wheels in the heels.
So naturally, what with kids having fun and all, They Must Be Stopped.
So the American Academy of Pediatrics has commissioned a study which shows that Heelys are dangerous to children's health.
Is it some hitherto unknown relation between balance and the Achilles tendon? Is it an inner-ear reaction unforeseeable by parents with at least two brain cells?
No, of course not. Kids are occasionally losing their balance and falling down. 'Cuz, y'know, duh.
But this isn't insidious enough for the blue-nosed busybodies:
"As these shoes are sold in department stores, parents buying them may develop a false sense of security — that they are like any other shoe," said Dr. James Beaty, academy president and a pediatric orthopedic surgeon in Memphis.
So for any parents reading this who believe that shoes with wheels in the heels are just like any other shoe: They're not. There are wheels in the heels.
