Get your own ruby slippers
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Fans of the The Wizard Of Oz have long been enchanted by Dorothy's ruby slippers - when she clicked them together three times, they returned her safely home to Kansas. Fans of the The Wizard Of Oz have long been enchanted by Dorothy's ruby slippers - when she clicked them together three times, they returned her safely home to Kansas.
London - Fans of the The Wizard Of Oz have long been enchanted by Dorothy’s ruby slippers - when she clicked them together three times, they returned her safely home to Kansas.
Now modern-day technology has bought us closer to the real thing: designer Dominic Wilcox has created shoes with GPS (global positioning system) technology which send the wearer in the direction of home.
They have an inbuilt compass and flashing arrows in the left shoe to guide the wearer, and the right shoe has a gauge to measure how far the walker still has to go.
Before setting off, the shoes must be synced to a computer and the wearer’s home address typed in.
Wilcox, originally from Sunderland, says: “When I decided to make shoes that can lead you home, I thought about the Wizard Of Oz and how Dorothy could simply click her shoes.”
He hopes the shoes will soon be available in shops - and that wearers will express their gratitude to Dorothy by shouting “there’s no place like home!” as they set off after a night out. - Daily Mail