How do you turn OFF the lights on a kid's sneaker?

[James Gagney]

My middle-school kid is embarrassed by the lights on the sneakers him mom
bought him for the start of school.

See picture here:
http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/9153934/img/9153934.jpg

I told my boy that I'd 'fix' it.

Now I need YOUR help!

How do you turn OFF the lights to a kid's pair of sneakers?

[Tegger]

James Gagney <jamesgagn...@nowhere.com> wrote in
news:k1udoh$4f5$2...@speranza.aioe.org:

Never encountered this before, but I'm imagining that you would remove the
sole-pad from the inside of the shoe, which ought to expose whatever
battery-access hole is provided in the sole.

--
Tegger

[Metspitzer]

This would be my weapon of choice.
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[HeyBub]

A drill?

[NotMe]

"HeyBub" <hey...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote in message
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I was thinking a nail & a hammer or perhaps an ice pick.

[a2...@altavista.net]

On Sep 1, 8:45 pm, James Gagney <jamesgagneyGARB...@nowhere.com>
wrote:

use small drill bit and drill (and damage) out the led?

[micky]

On Sat, 1 Sep 2012 21:42:43 -0500, "HeyBub" <hey...@NOSPAMgmail.com>
wrote:

A Smith & Wesson?

[Jim Elbrecht]

On Sat, 01 Sep 2012 23:54:30 -0400, micky <NONONO...@bigfoot.com>
wrote:

I was thinking Glock because they are sneakers--- but I understand the
whole made in the USA think, so +1 on that.

Jim

[Stormin Mormon]

Nothing like felony shoes with a blinking beacon.

Never fear, the battery will wear out about the time the shoes lose thier
bounce.

Christopher A. Young
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[Stormin Mormon]

I'm guessing it's all glued together. You may find some relief by covering
the lenses with black permanant marker.

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[Red Green]

James Gagney <jamesgagn...@nowhere.com> wrote in

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Give 'em to a pitt bull for a few minutes. Best not to have child wearing
them at the time.

[Jon Danniken]

On 09/02/2012 05:06 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
> Server not found
> Firefox can't find the server at paverdeck.zxq.net.

Works fine here.

Jon

[TomR]

I assume that they are battery operated/powered.

If so, maybe try placing the sneakers in a bucket of clean water with a
weight on top to keep them submerged. My guess is that the water will find
its way into the battery area and short out the battery in each sneaker.

Or, if you can figure out what type of pressure (how much, where, etc) will
cause the sneakers to light up, maybe you can place weights or a chair leg
(with weights on the chair) in a position to keep the lights on 24/7 and
wait for the batteries to die out.

I don't know if either idea will work, but those are things that I would try
before trying to take apart the sneakers etc.

[Bob F]

I'd try a microwave oven. Someone else's. :-)

Induced voltage might fry the bulbs.

[Bob F]

TomR wrote:
> James Gagney wrote:
>> My middle-school kid is embarrassed by the lights on the sneakers him
>> mom bought him for the start of school.
>>
>> See picture here:
>> http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/9153934/img/9153934.jpg
>>
>> I told my boy that I'd 'fix' it.
>>
>> Now I need YOUR help!
>>
>> How do you turn OFF the lights to a kid's pair of sneakers?
>
> I assume that they are battery operated/powered.
>
> If so, maybe try placing the sneakers in a bucket of clean water with
> a weight on top to keep them submerged. My guess is that the water
> will find its way into the battery area and short out the battery in
> each sneaker.
> Or, if you can figure out what type of pressure (how much, where,
> etc) will cause the sneakers to light up, maybe you can place weights
> or a chair leg (with weights on the chair) in a position to keep the
> lights on 24/7 and wait for the batteries to die out.
>

I thought those things used piezoelectric "generators" to light the LEDs, and
they wouldn't have batteries.

[Red Green]

"Bob F" <bobn...@gmail.com> wrote in news:k202uv$ra0$1...@dont-email.me:

Insert one of those thumbs up Like thingys.

>
> Induced voltage might fry the bulbs.
>
>
>

Insert one of those thumbs up like thingys.

[Red Green]

"TomR" <To...@tomrljp5.lhd> wrote in news:k201h7$hv8$1...@dont-email.me:

> James Gagney wrote:
>> My middle-school kid is embarrassed by the lights on the sneakers him
>> mom bought him for the start of school.
>>
>> See picture here:
>> http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/9153934/img/9153934.jpg
>>
>> I told my boy that I'd 'fix' it.
>>
>> Now I need YOUR help!
>>
>> How do you turn OFF the lights to a kid's pair of sneakers?
>
> I assume that they are battery operated/powered.
>
> If so, maybe try placing the sneakers in a bucket of clean water with
> a weight on top to keep them submerged. My guess is that the water
> will find its way into the battery area and short out the battery in
> each sneaker.

Does that mean they were never meant to be put in a washing machine?

>
> Or, if you can figure out what type of pressure (how much, where, etc)
> will cause the sneakers to light up, maybe you can place weights or a
> chair leg (with weights on the chair) in a position to keep the lights
> on 24/7 and wait for the batteries to die out.

This one has more promise I think...with a variance.

Duct tape it to the tread on your car tire and give it whirl on the road.
A Dualie might prove more effective.

[DD_BobK]

On Sep 2, 9:55 am, "Bob F" <bobnos...@gmail.com> wrote:
> TomR wrote:
SNIP

>
> > If so, maybe try placing the sneakers in a bucket of clean water with
> > a weight on top to keep them submerged. My guess is that the water
> > will find its way into the battery area and short out the battery in
> > each sneaker.
> > Or, if you can figure out what type of pressure (how much, where,
> > etc) will cause the sneakers to light up, maybe you can place weights
> > or a chair leg (with weights on the chair) in a position to keep the
> > lights on 24/7 and wait for the batteries to die out.
>

> I thought those things used piezoelectric "generators" to light the LEDs, and
> they wouldn't have batteries.

I, too, was in the piezo generator vs battery camp... but it appear
that the lighted shoe tech depends on battery, LED and either pressure
or inertial switch.

So it appears that one needs to:
1) disable the swtich
2) use up the battery (figure out how to repeated fire the LEDs or
keep them on)
3) scramble the controller.

FYA
http://www.cringely.com/tag/childrens-shoes/

I also found a link (lost it) that says 5 seconds in the microwave
will kill them.

cheers
Bob

[hr(bob) hofmann@att.net]

On Sep 2, 12:46 pm, DD_BobK <rkaza...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 2, 9:55 am, "Bob F" <bobnos...@gmail.com> wrote:> TomR wrote:
>
> SNIP
>
>
>
> > > If so, maybe try placing the sneakers in a bucket of clean water with
> > > a weight on top to keep them submerged. My guess is that the water
> > > will find its way into the battery area and short out the battery in
> > > each sneaker.
> > > Or, if you can figure out what type of pressure (how much, where,
> > > etc) will cause the sneakers to light up, maybe you can place weights
> > > or a chair leg (with weights on the chair) in a position to keep the
> > > lights on 24/7 and wait for the batteries to die out.
>
> > I thought those things used piezoelectric "generators" to light the LEDs, and
> > they wouldn't have batteries.
>
> I, too, was in the piezo generator vs battery camp... but it appear
> that the lighted shoe tech depends on battery, LED and either pressure
> or inertial switch.
>
> So it appears that one needs to:
> 1) disable the swtich
> 2) use up the battery (figure out how to repeated fire the LEDs or
> keep them on)
> 3) scramble the controller.
>

> FYAhttp://www.cringely.com/tag/childrens-shoes/

>
> I also found a link (lost it) that says 5 seconds in the microwave
> will kill them.
>
> cheers
> Bob

Yes, there is a battery in each shoe, I pried apart a pair my
granddaughter had outgrown to see what there was, just a battery and
some click switches and the LEDs.

[Tegger]

"Stormin Mormon" <cayoung61***spam...@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:nZH0s.32541$6h....@fed06.iad:

> I'm guessing it's all glued together. You may find some relief by
> covering the lenses with black permanant marker.

With a lot of sneaker-type shoes, the insole is easily removable for the
purpose of installing orthotics. Reach inside and tug at the instep (arch)
area, and slip the insole out of the shoe. Removal of the insole should
reveal any battery compartment in the sole itself.



--
Tegger

[HeyBub]

Jim Elbrecht wrote:
>>
>> A Smith & Wesson?
>
> I was thinking Glock because they are sneakers--- but I understand the
> whole made in the USA think, so +1 on that.
>

Glocks are made in the USA.

As an aside, I used to be a Glock enthusiast. Then a "Glock kaboom" (look
up) happened to the current wife. Here are some pictures; mine was similar
to #2.
https://www.google.com/search?q=glock+kaboom&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7GGLL_en&prmd=imvnsfd&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=-lRDUL3qEeW_2QXpp4DoCQ&ved=0CCMQsAQ&biw=999&bih=473

My Glock kB was similar to:
http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7GGLL_en&biw=999&bih=473&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsfd&tbnid=lxn_0wM0kF76oM:&imgrefurl=http://blog.joehuffman.org/2010/11/29/Glock34Kaboom.aspx&imgurl=http://blog.joehuffman.org/content/binary/Windows-Live-Writer/Glock-34-Kaboom_13398/IMG_4376Web2010_2.jpg&w=1024&h=556&ei=_lRDUOm8I7GA2QWmoYEw&zoom=1

No more Bakelite guns for me. Or her. Hurt her lovely hand, it did.

Further info: Glock said they'll REPLACE the gun. Just send it to 'em.
Lifetime warranty and all that. Problem is, sending it next day air, FedEx
(the only way they'll accept it) costs over $50. I've got to collect a LOT
of aluminum cans to reach $50.

[Jim Elbrecht]

On Sun, 2 Sep 2012 13:55:05 -0500, "HeyBub" <hey...@NOSPAMgmail.com>
wrote:

>Jim Elbrecht wrote:
>>>
>>> A Smith & Wesson?
>>
>> I was thinking Glock because they are sneakers--- but I understand the
>> whole made in the USA think, so +1 on that.
>>
>
>Glocks are made in the USA.

*Some* are. The money still goes back to Austria.

-snip-

>No more Bakelite guns for me. Or her. Hurt her lovely hand, it did.

Colt, Smith, Wesson, Derringer -- all good Americans who made good
sidearms. and you call yerself a TeXan.<g>

>
>Further info: Glock said they'll REPLACE the gun. Just send it to 'em.
>Lifetime warranty and all that. Problem is, sending it next day air, FedEx
>(the only way they'll accept it) costs over $50. I've got to collect a LOT
>of aluminum cans to reach $50.

Even for free-- I think I'd hesitate to replace something that just
tried to maim me with the same thing.

Jim

[Jerry OHIO]

1/16" drill ,also works on 'check engine' lights when selling cars &
trucks.

Jerry



http://community.webtv.net/awoodbutcher/WOODPROJECTS

[Bob F]

So just replace it to sell it.

[missin...@brainchampagne.com]

How about an ice pick through the light?

Or a piece of tape over it?

[James Gagney]

On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 18:41:13 +0000, Tegger wrote:

> Removal of the insole should reveal any battery compartment in the sole
> itself.

The sole seems to be in there solid.

[James Gagney]

On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 12:29:23 -0400, TomR wrote:

> If so, maybe try placing the sneakers in a bucket of clean water

Now that's an interesting idea!

> place weights ... on 24/7 and wait for the batteries to die out.

That's ANOTHER interesting idea!

> I don't know if either idea will work, but those are things that I would
> try before trying to take apart the sneakers etc.

I can tell you what does NOT work!

I tried slamming one sneaker against a concrete wall. Many times. The
lights still light - but now something rattles inside the sole.

So, that did NOT work.

[James Gagney]

On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 10:46:53 -0700, DD_BobK wrote:

> I also found a link (lost it) that says 5 seconds in the microwave will
> kill them.

Oooooh. That's a great one. The microwave is on the fritz ... but I might
borrow one at work.

[James Gagney]

On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 17:16:34 +0000, Red Green wrote:

> Duct tape it to the tread on your car tire

:)

[James Gagney]

On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 18:21:58 -0400, Jerry OHIO wrote:

> 1/16" drill ,also works on 'check engine' lights when
> selling cars & trucks.

I'm going to try this since it seems to have the most promise of not
ruining anything else!

[James Gagney]

On Sat, 01 Sep 2012 21:42:43 -0500, HeyBub wrote:

> A drill?

I just bought titanium drill bits for another project ... so that is
going to be my weapon of choice!

I'll let you know what happens.

[CRNG]

On Sun, 2 Sep 2012 12:29:23 -0400, "TomR" <To...@tomrljp5.lhd> wrote in
<k201h7$hv8$1...@dont-email.me> Re Re: How do you turn OFF the lights on
a kid's sneaker?:

>James Gagney wrote:
>> My middle-school kid is embarrassed by the lights on the sneakers him
>> mom bought him for the start of school.
>>
>> See picture here:
>> http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/9153934/img/9153934.jpg
>>

When my kids were in elementary school 20 years ago I used to use
shoes like that to threaten them when they were misbehaving. I would
threaten to buy a pair and wear them to school when I went to pick
them up. They knew I would do it; although I don't think I could have
found a pair that fit. But they didn't know that.

That got their attention.

[George]

And another great story. You don't have to ship guns back to Glock using
next day air. The much less expensive 2nd day standard works just fine.


> Jim
>

[notbob]

On 2012-09-02, Jim Elbrecht <elbr...@email.com> wrote:

> Even for free-- I think I'd hesitate to replace something that just
> tried to maim me with the same thing.

BINGO!

Seems a lot of ppl swear by Glocks, while a whole lotta other ppl
swear at 'em. One guy on youtube claims to be a very experienced
combat veteran and handgun instructor and claims fewer glocks
fail-to-fire than 1911s. Surprisingly, youtube is fulla glock
fail-to-fire vids.

Personally, I think they suck. Don't like 'em and never have. Feel
terrible in my hand and jes plain hate the trigger. Now I learn they
explode in yer hand. Holy crap! ....you couldn't give me one.

nb

--
Definition of objectivism:
"Eff you! I got mine."
http://www.nongmoproject.org/

[TomR]

I am not sure that a drill is a good idea. First, you would have to guess
where to drill that will kill the lights and won't show damage to the
sneakers. Plus, I wonder what happens if you drill into a lithium
battery -- meaning, will that cause any kinds of battery chemicals to leak
out etc? -- I don't know.

I would try the submerged in water trick first, then maybe the weight to
keep the light on until the battery dies. At least with those two, you
don't have to damage the sneakers.

Another thought that I had -- if it's not too late to do -- is to take the
sneakers to the store where they were purchased, tell them they were a gift
and you have no receipt, and see if you can exchange them for another style
that your kid likes. Tell the gift giver (was it your mother?, I forget)
that you needed to exchange them for size or better fit but they didn't have
that model in the correct size.

[k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz]

On 3 Sep 2012 14:06:44 GMT, notbob <not...@nothome.com> wrote:

>On 2012-09-02, Jim Elbrecht <elbr...@email.com> wrote:
>
>> Even for free-- I think I'd hesitate to replace something that just
>> tried to maim me with the same thing.
>
>BINGO!
>
>Seems a lot of ppl swear by Glocks, while a whole lotta other ppl
>swear at 'em. One guy on youtube claims to be a very experienced
>combat veteran and handgun instructor and claims fewer glocks
>fail-to-fire than 1911s. Surprisingly, youtube is fulla glock
>fail-to-fire vids.
>
>Personally, I think they suck. Don't like 'em and never have. Feel
>terrible in my hand and jes plain hate the trigger. Now I learn they
>explode in yer hand. Holy crap! ....you couldn't give me one.

Agreed. My DIL has one. It feels like a toy gun and is about as smooth. I
much preferred my Beretta when we were at the range (I think she did, too). I
think she got the Glock because that's "what everyone has".

[Bob F]

Other than puncturing any air pockets used for "spring".

[DD_BobK]

On Sep 2, 11:54 am, "HeyBub" <hey...@NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:
> Jim Elbrecht wrote:
>
> >> A Smith & Wesson?
>
> > I was thinking Glock because they are sneakers--- but I understand the
> > whole made in the USA think, so +1 on that.
>
> Glocks are made in the USA.
>
> As an aside, I used to be a Glock enthusiast. Then a "Glock kaboom" (look
> up) happened to the current wife. Here are some pictures; mine was similar

> to #2.https://www.google.com/search?q=glock+kaboom&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:...
>
> My Glock kB was similar to:http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Se...

>
> No more Bakelite guns for me. Or her. Hurt her lovely hand, it did.
>
> Further info: Glock said they'll REPLACE the gun. Just send it to 'em.
> Lifetime warranty and all that. Problem is, sending it next day air, FedEx
> (the only way they'll accept it) costs over $50. I've got to collect a LOT
> of aluminum cans to reach $50.

Side comment....

Never was a fan of Glocks being a fairly traditional engineer.
Plastic gun? I don't think so.
Browning knew what he was doing 100+ years ago.

cheers
Bob

[notbob]

On 2012-09-03, k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz <k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote:

> much preferred my Beretta.....

I don't like Barettas, either, but I'll take one over a Glock any
day. At least Barettas have an lovely grip. Jes what you'd expect
from an Italian. ;)

I chose my fave pistol by going to a gun shop and telling the clerk to
"line 'em up". He put out 9 different 9mm pistols. The Browning
Hi-Power felt the best in my hand, but that was a SA and I wanted a
SA/DA. The next best was a Sig. I later went to an indoor range and
shot the top 5 that I liked in the store. Oh ...I also shot a Glock
9mm, for the first and last time. The Sig 9mm won hands down.

Strangely enough, I ended up buying a Sig P220 in .45 and had it for
years. Then tried a 1911. Turns out I actually shoot better with a
1911, which surprised the heck outta me. I have neither now, but WHEN
(not if) I re-purchase, it will be a Sig in 9mm or a Ruger 1911. I'm
still partial to Sigs, which rock! They do it all and feel good doing
it.

[James Gagney]

On Mon, 03 Sep 2012 14:33:36 -0700, Bob F wrote:

> Other than puncturing any air pockets used for "spring".

Oh. oh. Good point.

[k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz]

On 4 Sep 2012 02:12:52 GMT, notbob <not...@nothome.com> wrote:

>On 2012-09-03, k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz <k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz> wrote:
>
>> much preferred my Beretta.....
>
>I don't like Barettas, either, but I'll take one over a Glock any
>day. At least Barettas have an lovely grip. Jes what you'd expect
>from an Italian. ;)
>
>I chose my fave pistol by going to a gun shop and telling the clerk to
>"line 'em up". He put out 9 different 9mm pistols. The Browning
>Hi-Power felt the best in my hand, but that was a SA and I wanted a
>SA/DA. The next best was a Sig. I later went to an indoor range and
>shot the top 5 that I liked in the store. Oh ...I also shot a Glock
>9mm, for the first and last time. The Sig 9mm won hands down.

A Sig .45 is on my short list. Nothing else I've held feels as good in my
hand as the 92FS, though.

>Strangely enough, I ended up buying a Sig P220 in .45 and had it for
>years. Then tried a 1911. Turns out I actually shoot better with a
>1911, which surprised the heck outta me. I have neither now, but WHEN
>(not if) I re-purchase, it will be a Sig in 9mm or a Ruger 1911. I'm
>still partial to Sigs, which rock! They do it all and feel good doing
>it.

The only reason I haven't bought a 1911 is that they're almost impossible to
carry; worse than a 92FS (obviously).

[DerbyDad03]

On Sep 3, 2:14 am, James Gagney <jamesgagneyGARB...@nowhere.com>
wrote:

Have you considered having a "Dad and Son" outing and exchanging the
sneakers for a pair without lights?

Most stores these days will take back just about anything, including
sneakers that have been worn.

[David Kaye]

"DerbyDad03" <teama...@eznet.net> wrote

> Have you considered having a "Dad and Son" outing and exchanging the
> sneakers for a pair without lights?

Sometimes people don't want solutions at all, but they just post to see how
far a topic will go. I haven't even looked at this topic until now because
I figured the original poster didn't want to simply return the shoes.

[Jim Elbrecht]

The benevolent side of my brain is thinking dad is trying to keep
peace in the family. Mom meant well, so let's just fix the problem
[the lights] without hurting any feelings.

The other side of my brain is saying dad is a cheap lazy bastard who
doesn't want to spend the time and big bucks it would take to replace
the sneakers.

Jim

[Smitty Two]

In article <k271ap$l0o$1...@dont-email.me>,

If the title of the post told the whole story, we wouldn't need this
stuff. There is a fairly legitimate reason why the father didn't simply
return the shoes, and he said so in the first post.

[DD_BobK]

On Sep 3, 8:50 pm, "k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz" <k...@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz>
wrote:

...1911 is that they're almost impossible to carry;

.. Good point...

[James Gagney]

On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 01:45:53 +0000, James Gagney wrote:

> How do you turn OFF the lights to a kid's pair of sneakers?

Woo hoo!.

At first, we had a crisis this morning because we got the oversized laced
sneakers all full of mud on the weekend looking for cave-man rocks to
make cave-man tools for history class ... so my kid was forced to wear
the blinking sneakers.

So I grabbed them, drilled a small (1/32) hole in the first of four
lights, and bingo! It went out, like, well, like a light!

Unfortunately, the second one took quite a few more attempts, so I
drilled the sole horizontally quite a few times, like a woodpecker
looking for bugs in a log; but I finally got it.

I used a larger bit (1/8) on the third and fourth, but now, all four
lights are out. No outrushing air occurred. And, the sneakers seem not
too much worse for the wear.

My kid gladly accepted them, even before I could clean out the shavings
from the numerous poking them out attempts ... and I will snap a photo
for you guys when he gets home from school.

Thanks for your advice; again it worked like a charm.

PS: My old non-titanium drill bits worked just fine! :)

[Ed Pawlowski]

On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:39:38 +0000 (UTC), James Gagney
<jamesgagn...@nowhere.com> wrote:



>
>PS: My old non-titanium drill bits worked just fine! :)

I thought HSS was the proper material for drilling sneakers. Did you
use WD-40 as a cutting lubricant?

[James Gagney]

On Mon, 10 Sep 2012 23:06:45 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> I thought HSS was the proper material for drilling sneakers.

Well, the good news is that HSS worked fine!
:)

Here is a picture of an HSS drilled out sneaker!
http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/9438454/img/9438454.jpg

[James Gagney]

On Sun, 02 Sep 2012 01:45:53 +0000, James Gagney wrote:

> http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/9153934/img/9153934.jpg
> I told my boy that I'd 'fix' it.

> How do you turn OFF the lights to a kid's pair of sneakers?

UPDATE:

Success! Thanks for all your advice!

Taking time to aim with the first sneaker, I surgically poked out the
LEDs, one by one with a tiny HSS drill bit:
http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/9438451/img/9438451.jpg

With the mom yelling that I had to rush the kid to school, for the second
sneaker I opted for a larger drill bit and used the Russian approach:
http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/9438454/img/9438454.jpg

Thanks for all your advice!

[M- in Europe]

replying to DD_BobK , M- in Europe wrote:
> rkazanjy wrote:
>
> SNIP
> and
> I, too, was in the piezo generator vs battery camp... but it appear
> that the lighted shoe tech depends on battery, LED and either pressure
> or inertial switch.
> So it appears that one needs to:
> 1) disable the swtich
> 2) use up the battery (figure out how to repeated fire the LEDs or
> keep them on)
> 3) scramble the controller.
> FYA
> http://www.cringely.com/tag/childrens-shoes/

> I also found a link (lost it) that says 5 seconds in the microwave
> will kill them.

> cheers
> Bob


The 5 sec in the microwave works!

I had promised my wife I woukd disable the lights of a pair of cute
sneakers my 7 year daughter wanted.

The sneakers arrived from Amazon and I couldn't figure out hiw to disable
the very annoying blinking LEDs.

Tried the microwave, and in 3 or 4 seconds, the LEDs were fried and there
was no other visible damage :-)


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[Paul Drahn]

Very clever solution!

[The Daring Dufas]

Cool, you could do that with your kid's iPhone too. ^_^

TDD

[Stormin Mormon]

Might cut down on distractions. More time for books and
studies?

"Like, uh, well, you know, like, and he went... and
then she went.... uh, like, rad, kewl, uh... and then
she went..."

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[bud--]

It was also a clever solution when Bob F suggested it in the original
thread over a year ago.

Another idiot post (M- in Europe) from homemoanershub

[j...@899-rent.com]

Microwave worked, we did it for 4 seconds, not any longer as one shoe started smoking after 7 seconds.

[Oren]

On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:23:13 -0700 (PDT), j...@899-rent.com wrote:

>
>Microwave worked, we did it for 4 seconds, not any longer as one shoe started smoking after 7 seconds.

Thanks for sharing!

[Stormin Mormon]

Your father and I are so proud.

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[Oren]

On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:58:41 -0400, Stormin Mormon
<cayo...@hotmail.com> wrote:

>>> Microwave worked, we did it for 4 seconds, not any

>>>onger as one shoe started smoking after 7 seconds.
>>
>> Thanks for sharing!
>>
>Your father and I are so proud.

Jesus loves him. This I know.

A shoe in a microwave - Bah.

[thekma...@gmail.com]

Nice to see a kid that doesn't follow the crowd(blinking sneakers, ear piercings, pants around his ankles, cap backwards, etc).

But sure, there must be a hatch inside the shoe somewhere.

[Tony Hwang]

Hmmm,
Maybe he was trying to dry a pair of shoes in MW?

[thekma...@gmail.com]

MW?

[Oren]

On Mon, 11 Aug 2014 15:21:10 -0600, Tony Hwang <drag...@shaw.ca>
wrote:

Just one shoe. Not both?

[Stormin Mormon]

> A shoe in a microwave - smoke the toe.
>

Edited for rhyme,
don't you see?

Improved with team work,
you and the other guy.

[Tekkie®]

Oren posted for all of us...

And I know how to SNIP

I have a many thoughts to share but am trying to reform...

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[gregz]

Stick it in the microwave.

Greg

[Stormin Mormon]

What kind of food did you cook in your microwave?
And why would your shoes smoke? Was there a
short in the microwave, and you took a shock?

[raymond....@gmail.com]

My kids' school now prohibits light up shoes (and characters, etc.). I put he. In the old microwave set to 5 sec. After 2 sec each spaked. No more lights. Microwave still works fine. Perhaps for e same reason hotockets have foil liners yet don't fry the microwave, the circuit in the shoes doesn't fry it either.

[Ashton Crusher]

On Thu, 6 Aug 2015 13:57:14 -0700 (PDT), raymond....@gmail.com
wrote:

>My kids' school now prohibits light up shoes (and characters, etc.). I put he. In the old microwave set to 5 sec. After 2 sec each spaked. No more lights. Microwave still works fine. Perhaps for e same reason hotockets have foil liners yet don't fry the microwave, the circuit in the shoes doesn't fry it either.

My cousin invented the lights in shoes. I'm going to have to turn you
in!

[clar...@gmail.com]

Thank you so much for this! The funny thing is I googled a solution on how to get rid of the blinking lights for my son's shoes (dress code prohibits it) and when I clicked on your picture, he has the exact shoes as the OP's pictures!

I ended up using the microwave for 5 seconds, worked like a charm.
There was a little bit of smoking and rubber smell, but it's gone now. Shoes are good to go. :)

[beastb...@gmail.com]

I removed the insert of the shoe...then pulled up the 2nd insert that was glued down....there were wires showing so I clipped them all with scissors then put the two insoles back in. :-) Super easy!!

[Paint...@unlisted.moc]

On Thu, 24 Dec 2015 06:02:48 -0800 (PST), beastb...@gmail.com wrote:

>scissors then put the two insoles back in. :-) Super easy!!

Why do they put lights in sneakers? I never saw the sense to them!

But there is always a dummy waiting to blow money on something stupid
like that, so I suppose thats the reason they make them...

Since you opened them, did you notice what kind of battery is in there?
I'm thinking it would be a coin cell. Just curious....

[Stormin Mormon]

On 12/24/2015 9:02 AM, beastb...@gmail.com wrote:
> I removed the insert of the shoe...then pulled up the 2nd insert that was glued down....there were wires showing so I clipped them all with scissors then put the two insoles back in. :-) Super easy!!
>

Thanks for answering the question from 2011, and
with no quoted text. Quite a trick.

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.
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learn more about Jesus
. www.lds.org
.
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[oneall...@gmail.com]

How to turn lights off on light up tennis shoes

[FrozenNorth]

On 2017-03-21 6:01 PM, oneall...@gmail.com wrote:
> How to turn lights off on light up tennis shoes
>

Remove the battery?

--
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[Retired]

On 3/21/17 6:01 PM, oneall...@gmail.com wrote:
> How to turn lights off on light up tennis shoes
>

One "urban legend" is to run them in a microwave for a few seconds.
Just not so long that they catch fire !

[burfordTjustice]

On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:01:51 -0700 (PDT)
oneall...@gmail.com wrote:

> How to turn lights off on light up tennis shoes

Don't buy them in the first place if they are an issue..DAM!

or since someone did:

Take them to the creek and let them have some fun.

[Micky]

On Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:01:51 -0700 (PDT), oneall...@gmail.com
wrote:

>How to turn lights off on light up tennis shoes

I saw a story about a mugger who wore shoes like that, and after he
mugged someone, he was easy to follow, and they caught him.

[Mike Duffy]

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:20:28 +0200, Micky wrote:

> I saw a story about a mugger who wore shoes like that,

It was a "Cops" episode. I saw it as well.

[Micky]

On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:18:07 -0400, Mike Duffy <mqduf...@bell.net>
wrote:

>On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 15:20:28 +0200, Micky wrote:
>
>> I saw a story about a mugger who wore shoes like that,
>
>It was a "Cops" episode. I saw it as well.

I saw it in the newspaper.

[lilybr...@gmail.com]

On Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 6:45:53 PM UTC-7, James Gagney wrote:
> My middle-school kid is embarrassed by the lights on the sneakers him mom
> bought him for the start of school.
>
> See picture here:
> http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/9153934/img/9153934.jpg
>
> I told my boy that I'd 'fix' it.
>
> Now I need YOUR help!
>
> How do you turn OFF the lights to a kid's pair of sneakers?

This comes a bit late and we just put our sone shoes in the microwave for 10 seconds and the lights are gone!!!

[James Wilkinson Sword]

20 seconds and the Lithium battery explodes, then you need a new microwave, kitchen window, etc, etc.

--
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Yorkshireman: "Ayup, lad, I need to talk to thee about me cat."
Vet: "Is it a tom?"
Yorkshireman: "Nay, I've browt it wi' us."

[d...@com.com]

Just kill the kid.....

[ak]

replying to James Gagney, ak wrote:
I confirm that the microwave solution works. 3-4 sec. - no more. I did it one
at a time. Nothing happened to MY microwave. Use at your own risk.

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[Bob F]

On 3/21/2017 3:01 PM, oneall...@gmail.com wrote:
> How to turn lights off on light up tennis shoes
>

black sharpe

[notbob]

Remove the batteries

nb

[Colonel Edmund J. Burke]

On 12/24/2015 6:02 AM, beastb...@gmail.com wrote:
> I removed the insert of the shoe...then pulled up the 2nd insert that was glued down....there were wires showing so I clipped them all with scissors then put the two insoles back in. :-) Super easy!!
>

Does this mean you qualify as a certified electrician in Alabama?

[Bob F]

Do they have batteries? I thought they were piezoelectric powered.

[Stinky Feet]

On 3/21/2017 6:01 PM, oneall...@gmail.com wrote:
> How to turn lights off on light up tennis shoes

Located in the inside of your LED shoes are a charging port.

Press directly below the charging port two turn the lights on.

Two turn off the lights, press an hold the same button until the lights go off.

[BurfordTJustice]

http://www.robotroom.com/Light-Up-Shoes-Vibration-Sensor.html



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[Mary Riendeau-Shein (no relation to jew pedophile Baruch 'Barry' Shein)]

Wouldn't it have been easier just to throw the sneakers (and kid) in
the nearest swamp?

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[Rod Speed]

"azif...@gmail.com" <alice....@pearson.com> wrote in message
news:64ddb58d-7793-476b...@googlegroups.com...

> On Sunday, September 2, 2012 at 3:45:53 AM UTC+2, James Gagney wrote:
>> My middle-school kid is embarrassed by the lights on the sneakers him mom
>> bought him for the start of school.
>>
>> See picture here:
>> http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/9153934/img/9153934.jpg
>>
>> I told my boy that I'd 'fix' it.
>>
>> Now I need YOUR help!
>>
>> How do you turn OFF the lights to a kid's pair of sneakers?
>

> The microwave works!!!

Likely he has grown out of them by now and has left school too, stupid.

[Peeler]

On Tue, 7 May 2019 16:10:16 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

>>> My middle-school kid is embarrassed by the lights on the sneakers him mom
>>> bought him for the start of school.
>>>
>>> See picture here:
>>> http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/9153934/img/9153934.jpg
>>>
>>> I told my boy that I'd 'fix' it.
>>>
>>> Now I need YOUR help!
>>>
>>> How do you turn OFF the lights to a kid's pair of sneakers?
>>
>> The microwave works!!!
>
> Likely he has grown out of them by now and has left school too, stupid.

Likely YOU haven't grown out of the most pathetic way of trolling on Usenet,
you unbelievably stupid trolling senile asshole!

--
Richard addressing Rot Speed:
"Shit you're thick/pathetic excuse for a troll."
MID: <ogoa38$pul$1...@news.mixmin.net>

[hah]

And, of course, it is now IMPOSSIBLE to put lights in sneakers and has
been for some years now. All existing sneakers with lights were verified
destroyed in 2009. For that reason, NO ONE will ever need a reply to
this post :-)

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pray?" Dan Barker, Losing Faith in Faith: From Preacher to Atheist
(Madison, WI: FFRF, 1992), p. 108.

[Rod Speed]

"hah" <h...@no.email.stupid.invalid> wrote in message
news:ZiiAE.183$Y65...@fx35.iad...

> On 5/7/19 1:10 AM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>
>> "azif...@gmail.com" <alice....@pearson.com> wrote in message
>> news:64ddb58d-7793-476b...@googlegroups.com...
>>> On Sunday, September 2, 2012 at 3:45:53 AM UTC+2, James Gagney wrote:
>>>> My middle-school kid is embarrassed by the lights on the sneakers him
>>>> mom
>>>> bought him for the start of school.
>>>>
>>>> See picture here:
>>>> http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/9153934/img/9153934.jpg
>>>>
>>>> I told my boy that I'd 'fix' it.
>>>>
>>>> Now I need YOUR help!
>>>>
>>>> How do you turn OFF the lights to a kid's pair of sneakers?
>>>
>>> The microwave works!!!
>>
>> Likely he has grown out of them by now and has left school too, stupid.
>
> And, of course, it is now IMPOSSIBLE to put lights in sneakers and has
> been for some years now. All existing sneakers with lights were verified
> destroyed in 2009. For that reason, NO ONE will ever need a reply to this
> post :-)

I noticed one little kid with those just last year, walking around the local
mall.

[Peeler]

On Wed, 8 May 2019 04:19:03 +1000, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent

Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

>> And, of course, it is now IMPOSSIBLE to put lights in sneakers and has
>> been for some years now. All existing sneakers with lights were verified
>> destroyed in 2009. For that reason, NO ONE will ever need a reply to this
>> post :-)
>
> I noticed one little kid with those just last year, walking around the local
> mall.

ALWAYS auto-contradicting, eh, senile Rodent, regardless of what the topic
might be? <BG>

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[Bhavesh Kumar]

replying to M- in Europe, Bhavesh Kumar wrote:
Yeah it worked for me :-). Microwave is new magical box.