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Why walk anywhere when you can rocket there instead? Acton’s Rocket Skates, which were recently (and overwhelmingly) funded through Kickstarter, are electric, motorized skates that strap on right over your shoes. Either tilt forward to accelerate ahead or tilt back to slow down and break. Watch as Katie Linendoll test drives the Rocket Skates in the video above.

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