A new pair of shoes called “Concept 1′s” from a company called Athletic Propulsion Labs has been banned by the NBA.

These shoes cost $300 a pair and claim to increase your vertical jump by 3.5 inches or more, just by wearing them.

It’s supposed to make you jump higher by using a technology called “Load ‘N Launch”, a spring-like device installed on the soles of the shoes.

Now, this sounds fishy to me, so I did some digging, and found a cool video that puts the Concept 1′s to the test using real athletes…

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